Macfarlane Group (MACF) Competitors

Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) and Fuller, Smith & Turner (LON:FSTA) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do analysts prefer MACF or FSTA?

Macfarlane Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 145, suggesting a potential upside of 1.40%. Given Macfarlane Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Macfarlane Group is more favorable than Fuller, Smith & Turner.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Macfarlane Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Fuller, Smith & Turner	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media favor MACF or FSTA?

In the previous week, Macfarlane Group had 2 more articles in the media than Fuller, Smith & Turner. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Macfarlane Group and 1 mentions for Fuller, Smith & Turner. Fuller, Smith & Turner's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Macfarlane Group's score of 0.45 indicating that Fuller, Smith & Turner is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Macfarlane Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Fuller, Smith & Turner	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MACF or FSTA?

Fuller, Smith & Turner received 191 more outperform votes than Macfarlane Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.25% of users gave Fuller, Smith & Turner an outperform vote while only 51.80% of users gave Macfarlane Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Macfarlane Group	Outperform Votes 72 51.80%	Underperform Votes 67 48.20%
Fuller, Smith & Turner	Outperform Votes 263 66.25%	Underperform Votes 134 33.75%

Is MACF or FSTA more profitable?

Macfarlane Group has a net margin of 5.33% compared to Fuller, Smith & Turner's net margin of 2.94%. Macfarlane Group's return on equity of 13.58% beat Fuller, Smith & Turner's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Macfarlane Group	5.33%	13.58%	6.45%
Fuller, Smith & Turner	2.94%	2.33%	2.82%

Is MACF or FSTA a better dividend stock?

Macfarlane Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Fuller, Smith & Turner pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Macfarlane Group pays out 4,444.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fuller, Smith & Turner pays out 9,444.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Macfarlane Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MACF or FSTA?

Macfarlane Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fuller, Smith & Turner. Macfarlane Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fuller, Smith & Turner, 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
Macfarlane Group	£280.71M	0.81	£14.97M	£0.09	1,588.89
Fuller, Smith & Turner	£356.50M	0.64	£10.50M	£0.18	3,400.00

Which has more risk & volatility, MACF or FSTA?

Macfarlane Group has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fuller, Smith & Turner has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MACF or FSTA?

58.2% of Macfarlane Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of Fuller, Smith & Turner shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of Macfarlane Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of Fuller, Smith & Turner shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Macfarlane Group beats Fuller, Smith & Turner on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.