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GBX 3,500 -300.00 (-7.89%)
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LSC vs. MRL, JNEO, SNX, FA, CSSG, NWT, WSG, MORT, PEG, and THRU

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), Newmark Security (NWT), Westminster Group (WSG), Mortice (MORT), Petards Group (PEG), and Thruvision Group (THRU). These companies are all part of the "security & protection services" industry.

London Security vs. Its Competitors

London Security (LON:LSC) and Marlowe (LON:MRL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

55.5% of Marlowe shares are owned by institutional investors. 99.0% of London Security shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.3% of Marlowe shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Marlowe received 92 more outperform votes than London Security when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.51% of users gave Marlowe an outperform vote while only 70.91% of users gave London Security an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
London SecurityOutperform Votes
39
70.91%
Underperform Votes
16
29.09%
MarloweOutperform Votes
131
77.51%
Underperform Votes
38
22.49%

In the previous week, London Security and London Security both had 2 articles in the media. London Security's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Marlowe's score of 0.19 indicating that London Security is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
London Security
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Marlowe
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Marlowe has a consensus price target of GBX 700, suggesting a potential upside of 58.19%. Given Marlowe's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Marlowe is more favorable than London Security.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
London Security
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Marlowe
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
London Security10.34% 14.69% 9.47%
Marlowe -2.03%-2.33%1.41%

London Security has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
London Security£218.64M1.94£22.60M£189.5818.46
Marlowe£418.37M0.85-£8.48M-£10.75-41.15

London Security has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marlowe has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

London Security beats Marlowe on 9 of the 17 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.
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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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LSC vs. The Competition

MetricLondon SecuritySecurity & Protection Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£423.14M£86.12M£7.80B£2.93B
Dividend Yield3.44%6.78%4.56%4.90%
P/E Ratio18.4665.1225.49125.70
Price / Sales1.9459.43118.35243,028.65
Price / Cash9.399.5926.8428.07
Price / Book2.692.424.234.71
Net Income£22.60M£366.94K£807.24M£5.91B
7 Day PerformanceN/A-1.18%1.34%13.20%
1 Month PerformanceN/A3.29%9.41%16.80%
1 Year Performance14.75%23.60%25.62%78.27%

London Security Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LSC
London Security
N/AGBX 3,500
-7.9%
N/A+30.3%£423.14M£218.64M18.461,596News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
MRL
Marlowe
2.3571 of 5 stars
GBX 436.50
+7.5%
GBX 700
+60.4%
-27.9%£349.29M£418.37M-40.604,972Gap Up
High Trading Volume
JNEO
Journeo
N/AGBX 319.99
+2.1%
N/A+31.0%£54.21M£51.30M12.87185News Coverage
SNX
Synectics
N/AGBX 317.61
-0.7%
N/A+85.9%£52.17M£52.08M17.6823,500Gap Down
FA
FireAngel Safety Technology Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£21.92M£53.35M-181.255,500High Trading Volume
CSSG
Croma Security Solutions Group
N/AGBX 83.36
-3.1%
N/A+12.9%£11.45M£9.05M20.3572Gap Up
High Trading Volume
NWT
Newmark Security
N/AGBX 79.87
+3.1%
N/A-19.0%£7.49M£22.28M55.87102Gap Up
WSG
Westminster Group
N/AGBX 2.30
-8.0%
N/A-15.6%£7.28M£5.77M-2.42256Gap Up
MORT
Mortice
N/AN/AN/AN/A£6.40M£229.62M2.64N/ANews Coverage
Gap Up
PEG
Petards Group
N/AGBX 7.50
flat
N/A-4.6%£4.65M£10.27M-2.6012,500
THRU
Thruvision Group
N/AGBX 1.52
+4.8%
N/A-92.9%£2.77M£7.08M-0.6743Gap Up

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This page (LON:LSC) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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