Lords Group Trading (LORD) Competitors

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

Is LORD or BRCK a better dividend stock?

Lords Group Trading pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Brickability Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Lords Group Trading pays out -178.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brickability Group pays out 59.7% 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.

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

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

Does the media favor LORD or BRCK?

In the previous week, Lords Group Trading had 1 more articles in the media than Brickability Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lords Group Trading and 1 mentions for Brickability Group. Brickability Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Lords Group Trading's score of 0.29 indicating that Brickability Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, LORD or BRCK?

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
Lords Group Trading	£434.53M	0.19	-£1.73M	-£1.12	-47.16
Brickability Group	£632.36M	0.32	£16.36M	£5.03	12.33

Do analysts prefer LORD or BRCK?

Lords Group Trading presently has a consensus price target of GBX 80, indicating a potential upside of 50.94%. Given Lords Group Trading's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lords Group Trading is more favorable than Brickability Group.

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

Which has more volatility and risk, LORD or BRCK?

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

Is LORD or BRCK 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
Lords Group Trading	-0.40%	-3.69%	2.41%
Brickability Group	2.59%	8.24%	4.09%

Summary

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