Lords Group Trading (LORD) Competitors

Brickability Group (LON:BRCK) and Lords Group Trading (LON:LORD) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Is BRCK or LORD more profitable?

Brickability Group has a net margin of 2.59% compared to Lords Group Trading's net margin of -0.40%. Brickability Group's return on equity of 8.24% beat Lords Group Trading's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brickability Group	2.59%	8.24%	4.09%
Lords Group Trading	-0.40%	-3.69%	2.41%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BRCK or LORD?

44.1% of Brickability Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Lords Group Trading shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.1% of Brickability Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 63.2% of Lords Group Trading shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BRCK or LORD a better dividend stock?

Brickability Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Lords Group Trading pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Brickability Group pays out 59.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lords Group Trading pays out -178.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has more volatility & risk, BRCK or LORD?

Brickability Group has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lords Group Trading has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BRCK or LORD?

In the previous week, Lords Group Trading had 2 more articles in the media than Brickability Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Lords Group Trading and 1 mentions for Brickability Group. Brickability Group's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Lords Group Trading's score of 0.38 indicating that Brickability Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brickability Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lords Group Trading	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, BRCK or LORD?

Brickability Group has higher revenue and earnings than Lords Group Trading. Lords Group Trading is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brickability Group, 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
Brickability Group	£632.36M	0.32	£16.36M	£5.03	12.57
Lords Group Trading	£434.53M	0.18	-£1.73M	-£1.12	-43.03

Do analysts rate BRCK or LORD?

Lords Group Trading has a consensus price target of GBX 80, indicating a potential upside of 65.41%. Given Lords Group Trading's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lords Group Trading is more favorable than Brickability Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brickability Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Lords Group Trading	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Brickability Group beats Lords Group Trading on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.