Marcus (MCS) Competitors

Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) and Marcus (NYSE:MCS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has more risk and volatility, ABNB or MCS?

Airbnb has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marcus has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ABNB or MCS more profitable?

Airbnb has a net margin of 23.85% compared to Marcus' net margin of -1.44%. Airbnb's return on equity of 32.29% beat Marcus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Airbnb	23.85%	32.29%	11.27%
Marcus	-1.44%	1.39%	0.61%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ABNB or MCS?

Marcus received 269 more outperform votes than Airbnb when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.36% of users gave Marcus an outperform vote while only 37.80% of users gave Airbnb an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Airbnb	Outperform Votes 172 37.80%	Underperform Votes 283 62.20%
Marcus	Outperform Votes 441 71.36%	Underperform Votes 177 28.64%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ABNB or MCS?

Airbnb has higher revenue and earnings than Marcus. Marcus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Airbnb, 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
Airbnb	$11.10B	8.54	$2.65B	$4.13	36.19
Marcus	$729.58M	0.92	$14.79M	-$0.34	-62.72

Does the media prefer ABNB or MCS?

In the previous week, Airbnb had 109 more articles in the media than Marcus. MarketBeat recorded 118 mentions for Airbnb and 9 mentions for Marcus. Marcus' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Airbnb's score of 0.71 indicating that Marcus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Airbnb	43 Very Positive mention(s)	22 Positive mention(s)	32 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marcus	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend ABNB or MCS?

Airbnb currently has a consensus price target of $147.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.66%. Marcus has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.85%. Given Marcus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Marcus is more favorable than Airbnb.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Airbnb	5 Sell rating(s)	19 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Marcus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ABNB or MCS?

80.8% of Airbnb shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.6% of Marcus shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.8% of Airbnb shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Marcus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Airbnb beats Marcus on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.