Loungers (LGRS) Competitors

Loungers (LON:LGRS) and Fuller, Smith & Turner (LON:FSTA) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Does the media refer more to LGRS or FSTA?

In the previous week, Fuller, Smith & Turner had 1 more articles in the media than Loungers. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fuller, Smith & Turner and 0 mentions for Loungers. Fuller, Smith & Turner's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Loungers' score of 0.00 indicating that Fuller, Smith & Turner is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Loungers	Neutral
Fuller, Smith & Turner	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, LGRS or FSTA?

Loungers has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fuller, Smith & Turner has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LGRS or FSTA more profitable?

Fuller, Smith & Turner has a net margin of 2.94% compared to Loungers' net margin of 2.32%. Loungers' return on equity of 5.03% beat Fuller, Smith & Turner's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Loungers	2.32%	5.03%	2.83%
Fuller, Smith & Turner	2.94%	2.33%	2.82%

Which has better valuation & earnings, LGRS or FSTA?

Fuller, Smith & Turner has higher revenue and earnings than Loungers. Fuller, Smith & Turner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loungers, 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
Loungers	£310.80M	0.90	£7.20M	£0.07	3,857.14
Fuller, Smith & Turner	£356.50M	0.65	£10.50M	£0.17	3,722.40

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LGRS or FSTA?

78.5% of Loungers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of Fuller, Smith & Turner shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of Loungers shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of Fuller, Smith & Turner shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend LGRS or FSTA?

Loungers presently has a consensus target price of GBX 350, suggesting a potential upside of 29.63%. Given Loungers' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Loungers is more favorable than Fuller, Smith & Turner.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Loungers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Fuller, Smith & Turner	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LGRS or FSTA?

Fuller, Smith & Turner received 194 more outperform votes than Loungers when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 87.34% of users gave Loungers an outperform vote while only 66.25% of users gave Fuller, Smith & Turner an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Loungers	Outperform Votes 69 87.34%	Underperform Votes 10 12.66%
Fuller, Smith & Turner	Outperform Votes 263 66.25%	Underperform Votes 134 33.75%

Summary

Loungers beats Fuller, Smith & Turner on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.