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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	5.31	£17.02M	£6.03	1,629.21
Foxtons Group	£171.48M	0.99	£7.32M	£0.05	1,140.00

Does the media refer more to MTVW or FOXT?

In the previous week, Foxtons Group had 1 more articles in the media than Mountview Estates. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Foxtons Group and 1 mentions for Mountview Estates. Foxtons Group's average media sentiment score of 0.78 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
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

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.

Do analysts prefer MTVW or FOXT?

Foxtons Group has a consensus target price of GBX 78, suggesting a potential upside of 36.84%. 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

Do insiders and institutionals 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Which has more risk & volatility, MTVW or FOXT?

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

Summary

Foxtons Group beats Mountview Estates on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.