MJ Gleeson (GLE) Competitors

MJ Gleeson (LON:GLE) and Glenveagh Properties (LON:GLV) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the media favor GLE or GLV?

In the previous week, MJ Gleeson's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Glenveagh Properties' score of 0.00 indicating that MJ Gleeson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MJ Gleeson	Neutral
Glenveagh Properties	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GLE or GLV?

58.6% of MJ Gleeson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.9% of Glenveagh Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 16.9% of MJ Gleeson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Glenveagh Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GLE or GLV?

Glenveagh Properties has higher revenue and earnings than MJ Gleeson. MJ Gleeson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Glenveagh Properties, 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
MJ Gleeson	£358.44M	0.87	£20.04M	£31.95	16.21
Glenveagh Properties	£41.75B	0.02	£4.39B	£0.08	21.34

Which has more risk and volatility, GLE or GLV?

MJ Gleeson has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Glenveagh Properties has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GLE or GLV?

MJ Gleeson presently has a consensus target price of GBX 643, suggesting a potential upside of 24.13%. Given MJ Gleeson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe MJ Gleeson is more favorable than Glenveagh Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MJ Gleeson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Glenveagh Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GLE or GLV?

MJ Gleeson received 309 more outperform votes than Glenveagh Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.46% of users gave MJ Gleeson an outperform vote while only 65.71% of users gave Glenveagh Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MJ Gleeson	Outperform Votes 332 69.46%	Underperform Votes 146 30.54%
Glenveagh Properties	Outperform Votes 23 65.71%	Underperform Votes 12 34.29%

Is GLE or GLV more profitable?

Glenveagh Properties has a net margin of 10.51% compared to MJ Gleeson's net margin of 5.59%. Glenveagh Properties' return on equity of 6.76% beat MJ Gleeson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MJ Gleeson	5.59%	6.60%	4.73%
Glenveagh Properties	10.51%	6.76%	4.28%

Summary

MJ Gleeson beats Glenveagh Properties on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.