Loungers (LGRS) Competitors

Fuller, Smith & Turner (LON:FSTA) and Loungers (LON:LGRS) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FSTA or LGRS?

60.2% of Fuller, Smith & Turner shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.2% of Loungers shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.6% of Fuller, Smith & Turner shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Loungers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer FSTA or LGRS?

Loungers has a consensus target price of GBX 350, indicating a potential upside of 47.93%. Given Fuller, Smith & Turner's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Loungers is more favorable than Fuller, Smith & Turner.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fuller, Smith & Turner	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Loungers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FSTA or LGRS?

Fuller, Smith & Turner received 195 more outperform votes than Loungers when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 87.18% of users gave Loungers an outperform vote while only 66.25% of users gave Fuller, Smith & Turner an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fuller, Smith & Turner	Outperform Votes 263 66.25%	Underperform Votes 134 33.75%
Loungers	Outperform Votes 68 87.18%	Underperform Votes 10 12.82%

Is FSTA or LGRS more profitable?

Fuller, Smith & Turner has a net margin of 2.94% compared to Fuller, Smith & Turner's net margin of 2.32%. Fuller, Smith & Turner's return on equity of 5.03% beat Loungers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fuller, Smith & Turner	2.94%	2.33%	2.82%
Loungers	2.32%	5.03%	2.83%

Which has more risk and volatility, FSTA or LGRS?

Fuller, Smith & Turner has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loungers has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor FSTA or LGRS?

In the previous week, Fuller, Smith & Turner had 1 more articles in the media than Loungers. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fuller, Smith & Turner and 0 mentions for Loungers. Loungers' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Fuller, Smith & Turner's score of 0.18 indicating that Fuller, Smith & Turner is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fuller, Smith & Turner	Positive
Loungers	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, FSTA or LGRS?

Fuller, Smith & Turner has higher revenue and earnings than Loungers. Loungers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fuller, Smith & Turner, 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
Fuller, Smith & Turner	£356.50M	0.64	£10.50M	£0.18	3,399.93
Loungers	£310.80M	0.78	£7.20M	£0.07	3,357.14

Summary

Loungers beats Fuller, Smith & Turner on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.