London Security (LSC) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MRL or LSC?

Marlowe received 89 more outperform votes than London Security when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.11% of users gave Marlowe an outperform vote while only 70.91% of users gave London Security an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Marlowe	Outperform Votes 128 77.11%	Underperform Votes 38 22.89%
London Security	Outperform Votes 39 70.91%	Underperform Votes 16 29.09%

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

59.0% of Marlowe shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.6% of Marlowe shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 99.0% of London Security shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, MRL or LSC?

Marlowe has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, London Security has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MRL or LSC more profitable?

London Security has a net margin of 10.41% compared to London Security's net margin of -2.85%. Marlowe's return on equity of 14.80% beat London Security's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marlowe	-2.85%	-3.18%	2.91%
London Security	10.41%	14.80%	9.70%

Does the media prefer MRL or LSC?

In the previous week, London Security had 1 more articles in the media than Marlowe. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for London Security and 0 mentions for Marlowe. London Security's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Marlowe's score of 0.05 indicating that Marlowe is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Marlowe	Positive
London Security	Neutral

Do analysts recommend MRL or LSC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marlowe	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
London Security	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MRL or LSC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marlowe	£494.10M	1.01	-£14.10M	-£0.15	-3,440.00
London Security	£209.13M	1.79	£21.76M	£1.78	1,713.48

Summary

London Security beats Marlowe on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.