Membership Collective Group (MCG) Competitors

Membership Collective Group (NYSE:MCG) and Root (NASDAQ:ROOT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MCG or ROOT?

Root received 17 more outperform votes than Membership Collective Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 27.84% of users gave Root an outperform vote while only 27.03% of users gave Membership Collective Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Membership Collective Group	Outperform Votes 10 27.03%	Underperform Votes 27 72.97%
Root	Outperform Votes 27 27.84%	Underperform Votes 70 72.16%

Does the media refer more to MCG or ROOT?

In the previous week, Root had 1 more articles in the media than Membership Collective Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Root and 1 mentions for Membership Collective Group. Membership Collective Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Root's score of 0.00 indicating that Membership Collective Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Membership Collective Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Root	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MCG or ROOT?

68.0% of Membership Collective Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.8% of Root shares are held by institutional investors. 73.0% of Membership Collective Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Root shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer MCG or ROOT?

Root has a consensus price target of $59.13, suggesting a potential downside of 19.25%. Given Root's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Root is more favorable than Membership Collective Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Membership Collective Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Root	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Is MCG or ROOT more profitable?

Root has a net margin of -1.56% compared to Membership Collective Group's net margin of -25.47%. Root's return on equity of -9.81% beat Membership Collective Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Membership Collective Group	-25.47%	-450.95%	-10.13%
Root	-1.56%	-9.81%	-1.12%

Which has more volatility & risk, MCG or ROOT?

Membership Collective Group has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Root has a beta of 2.47, indicating that its share price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MCG or ROOT?

Root has higher revenue and earnings than Membership Collective Group. Root is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Membership Collective Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Membership Collective Group	$972.21M	0.42	-$220.58M	-$1.24	-5.70
Root	$1.04B	1.06	-$147.40M	-$1.23	-59.53

Summary

Root beats Membership Collective Group on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.