Brunner (BUT) Competitors

Monks (LON:MNKS) and Brunner (LON:BUT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media refer more to MNKS or BUT?

In the previous week, Monks had 10 more articles in the media than Brunner. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Monks and 1 mentions for Brunner. Brunner's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Monks' score of 0.40 indicating that Brunner is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Monks	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Brunner	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MNKS or BUT?

Brunner received 30 more outperform votes than Monks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.29% of users gave Brunner an outperform vote while only 64.18% of users gave Monks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Monks	Outperform Votes 86 64.18%	Underperform Votes 48 35.82%
Brunner	Outperform Votes 116 66.29%	Underperform Votes 59 33.71%

Is MNKS or BUT a better dividend stock?

Monks pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Brunner pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Monks pays out 0.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brunner pays out 9.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has better valuation & earnings, MNKS or BUT?

Monks has higher revenue and earnings than Brunner. Monks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brunner, 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
Monks	£610.03M	3.89	£589.71M	£308.06	4.00
Brunner	£111.40M	5.33	£105.32M	£241.42	5.67

Is MNKS or BUT more profitable?

Monks has a net margin of 96.67% compared to Brunner's net margin of 94.54%. Monks' return on equity of 24.08% beat Brunner's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monks	96.67%	24.08%	9.21%
Brunner	94.54%	18.49%	11.63%

Which has more risk and volatility, MNKS or BUT?

Monks has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brunner has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MNKS or BUT?

20.4% of Monks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.4% of Brunner shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Monks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of Brunner shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Monks beats Brunner on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.