LSC vs. MRL, JNEO, SNX, FA, CSSG, WSG, NWT, MORT, PEG, and FLX
Should you be buying London Security stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of London Security include Marlowe (MRL), Journeo (JNEO), Synectics (SNX), FireAngel Safety Technology Group (FA), Croma Security Solutions Group (CSSG), Westminster Group (WSG), Newmark Security (NWT), Mortice (MORT), Petards Group (PEG), and Falanx Group (FLX). These companies are all part of the "security & protection services" industry.
London Security vs. Its Competitors
Marlowe (LON:MRL) and London Security (LON:LSC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.
London Security has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Marlowe. Marlowe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than London Security, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
55.5% of Marlowe shares are held by institutional investors. 25.3% of Marlowe shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 99.0% of London Security shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Marlowe's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled London Security'saverage media sentiment score.
Marlowe currently has a consensus price target of GBX 700, suggesting a potential upside of 59.45%. Given Marlowe's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Marlowe is more favorable than London Security.
Marlowe has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, London Security has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.
London Security has a net margin of 10.34% compared to Marlowe's net margin of -2.03%. London Security's return on equity of 14.69% beat Marlowe's return on equity.
Summary
London Security beats Marlowe on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LSC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:LSC) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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