Foxtons Group (FOXT) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, FOXT or MTVW?

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

Does the media prefer FOXT or MTVW?

In the previous week, Mountview Estates had 2 more articles in the media than Foxtons Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Mountview Estates and 2 mentions for Foxtons Group. Foxtons Group's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Mountview Estates' score of 0.80 indicating that Foxtons Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Foxtons Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mountview Estates	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FOXT or MTVW?

40.2% of Foxtons Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Mountview Estates shares are held by institutional investors. 9.2% of Foxtons Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.8% of Mountview Estates shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FOXT or MTVW 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
Foxtons Group	4.69%	5.66%	2.96%
Mountview Estates	21.89%	4.37%	5.55%

Is FOXT or MTVW a better dividend stock?

Foxtons Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Mountview Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Foxtons Group pays out 23.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FOXT or MTVW?

Mountview Estates has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Foxtons Group	£171.48M	0.94	£7.32M	£0.05	1,082.00
Mountview Estates	£72.13M	5.46	£17.02M	£6.03	1,676.35

Do analysts recommend FOXT or MTVW?

Foxtons Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 78, indicating a potential upside of 44.18%. Given Foxtons Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Foxtons Group is more favorable than Mountview Estates.

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

Summary

Foxtons Group and Mountview Estates tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.