Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB1) Competitors

OSB Group (LON:OSB) and Mortgage Advice Bureau (LON:MAB1) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OSB or MAB1?

67.9% of OSB Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of Mortgage Advice Bureau shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of OSB Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Mortgage Advice Bureau shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, OSB or MAB1?

OSB Group has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mortgage Advice Bureau has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer OSB or MAB1?

OSB Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 580, suggesting a potential upside of 3.83%. Mortgage Advice Bureau has a consensus target price of GBX 1,150, suggesting a potential upside of 42.68%. Given Mortgage Advice Bureau's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mortgage Advice Bureau is more favorable than OSB Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OSB Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Mortgage Advice Bureau	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor OSB or MAB1?

In the previous week, OSB Group and OSB Group both had 2 articles in the media. OSB Group's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Mortgage Advice Bureau's score of 0.59 indicating that OSB Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OSB Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mortgage Advice Bureau	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, OSB or MAB1?

OSB Group has higher revenue and earnings than Mortgage Advice Bureau. OSB Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mortgage Advice Bureau, 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
OSB Group	£1.36B	1.52	£370.52M	£100.33	5.57
Mortgage Advice Bureau	£246.27M	1.90	£10.87M	£18.75	42.98

Is OSB or MAB1 more profitable?

OSB Group has a net margin of 27.26% compared to Mortgage Advice Bureau's net margin of 4.41%. OSB Group's return on equity of 18.78% beat Mortgage Advice Bureau's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OSB Group	27.26%	18.78%	1.35%
Mortgage Advice Bureau	4.41%	15.33%	5.93%

Is OSB or MAB1 a better dividend stock?

OSB Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 33 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Mortgage Advice Bureau pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. OSB Group pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mortgage Advice Bureau pays out 149.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. OSB Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

OSB Group beats Mortgage Advice Bureau on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.