Benchmark (BMK) Competitors

Benchmark (LON:BMK) and Zambeef Products (LON:ZAM) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is BMK or ZAM more profitable?

Zambeef Products has a net margin of 2.19% compared to Benchmark's net margin of -43.67%. Zambeef Products' return on equity of 2.31% beat Benchmark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Benchmark	-43.67%	-16.05%	-1.07%
Zambeef Products	2.19%	2.31%	1.75%

Does the media prefer BMK or ZAM?

In the previous week, Zambeef Products had 1 more articles in the media than Benchmark. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Zambeef Products and 0 mentions for Benchmark. Zambeef Products' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Benchmark's score of 0.00 indicating that Zambeef Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Benchmark	Neutral
Zambeef Products	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, BMK or ZAM?

Zambeef Products has higher revenue and earnings than Benchmark. Benchmark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zambeef Products, 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
Benchmark	£90.57M	1.75	-£39.55M	-£5.34	-4.01
Zambeef Products	£179.19B	0.00	£3.93B	£1.04	4.44

Which has more risk & volatility, BMK or ZAM?

Benchmark has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zambeef Products has a beta of -0.48, suggesting that its share price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BMK or ZAM?

91.2% of Benchmark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Zambeef Products shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Benchmark shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BMK or ZAM?

Benchmark received 100 more outperform votes than Zambeef Products when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.62% of users gave Benchmark an outperform vote while only 61.26% of users gave Zambeef Products an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Benchmark	Outperform Votes 236 72.62%	Underperform Votes 89 27.38%
Zambeef Products	Outperform Votes 136 61.26%	Underperform Votes 86 38.74%

Summary

Zambeef Products beats Benchmark on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.