Marcus (MCS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ABNB or MCS?

Marcus received 276 more outperform votes than Airbnb when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.27% of users gave Marcus an outperform vote while only 37.91% of users gave Airbnb an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Airbnb	Outperform Votes 163 37.91%	Underperform Votes 267 62.09%
Marcus	Outperform Votes 439 71.27%	Underperform Votes 177 28.73%

Do analysts prefer ABNB or MCS?

Airbnb presently has a consensus target price of $139.42, suggesting a potential upside of 5.22%. Marcus has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.10%. Given Airbnb's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Airbnb is more favorable than Marcus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Airbnb	6 Sell rating(s)	18 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.06
Marcus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is ABNB or MCS more profitable?

Airbnb has a net margin of 16.96% compared to Marcus' net margin of -1.44%. Airbnb's return on equity of 32.88% beat Marcus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Airbnb	16.96%	32.88%	11.43%
Marcus	-1.44%	1.39%	0.61%

Which has better earnings and 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	$9.92B	8.47	$4.79B	$2.85	46.49
Marcus	$729.58M	0.94	$14.79M	-$0.34	-64.00

Does the media refer more to ABNB or MCS?

In the previous week, Airbnb had 57 more articles in the media than Marcus. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for Airbnb and 8 mentions for Marcus. Airbnb's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Marcus' score of 0.46 indicating that Airbnb is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Airbnb	23 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Marcus	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, ABNB or MCS?

Airbnb has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marcus has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Marcus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Airbnb beats Marcus on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.