Foxtons Group (FOXT) Competitors

Mountview Estates (LON:MTVW) and Foxtons Group (LON:FOXT) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Is MTVW or FOXT more profitable?

Mountview Estates has a net margin of 21.89% compared to Foxtons Group's net margin of 4.69%. Foxtons Group's return on equity of 5.66% beat Mountview Estates' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mountview Estates	21.89%	4.37%	5.55%
Foxtons Group	4.69%	5.66%	2.96%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MTVW or FOXT?

2.1% of Mountview Estates shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.2% of Foxtons Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.7% of Mountview Estates shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Foxtons Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MTVW or FOXT?

Mountview Estates has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Foxtons Group. Foxtons Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mountview Estates, 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
Mountview Estates	£72.13M	5.29	£17.02M	£6.03	1,623.57
Foxtons Group	£171.48M	1.00	£7.32M	£0.05	1,144.00

Which has more volatility and risk, MTVW or FOXT?

Mountview Estates has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Foxtons Group has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend MTVW or FOXT?

Foxtons Group has a consensus price target of GBX 78, suggesting a potential upside of 36.36%. Given Foxtons Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Foxtons Group is more favorable than Mountview Estates.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mountview Estates	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Foxtons Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is MTVW or FOXT a better dividend stock?

Mountview Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Foxtons Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Mountview Estates pays out 87.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Foxtons Group pays out 23.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer MTVW or FOXT?

In the previous week, Mountview Estates and Mountview Estates both had 2 articles in the media. Foxtons Group's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Mountview Estates' score of 0.00 indicating that Foxtons Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mountview Estates	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Foxtons Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Foxtons Group beats Mountview Estates on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.