London Security (LSC) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer LSC or MRL?

In the previous week, London Security and London Security both had 2 articles in the media. London Security's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Marlowe's score of 0.00 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Marlowe	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LSC or MRL?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
London Security	Outperform Votes 39 70.91%	Underperform Votes 16 29.09%
Marlowe	Outperform Votes 131 77.51%	Underperform Votes 38 22.49%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LSC or MRL?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
London Security	£219.70M	2.12	£23.26M	£1.90	2,000.00
Marlowe	£402.90M	1.00	-£13.70M	-£0.14	-3,265.66

Which has more volatility and risk, LSC or MRL?

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

Is LSC or MRL more profitable?

London Security has a net margin of 10.59% compared to Marlowe's net margin of -2.53%. London Security's return on equity of 15.61% beat Marlowe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
London Security	10.59%	15.61%	9.92%
Marlowe	-2.53%	-3.11%	1.41%

Do analysts recommend LSC or MRL?

Marlowe has a consensus price target of GBX 700, suggesting a potential upside of 53.11%. Given Marlowe's higher possible 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)	N/A
Marlowe	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LSC or MRL?

55.7% of Marlowe shares are held by institutional investors. 99.0% of London Security shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Marlowe shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

London Security beats Marlowe on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.