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MARS vs. EIG, JDW, DOM, YNGA, and CPG

Should you buy Marston's stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Marston's with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Marston's include Ei Group plc (EIG.L) (EIG), J D Wetherspoon (JDW), Domino's Pizza Group (DOM), Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (YNGA), and Compass Group (CPG). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry.

How does Marston's compare to Ei Group plc (EIG.L)?

Marston's (LON:MARS) and Ei Group plc (EIG.L) (LON:EIG) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Marston's had 2 more articles in the media than Ei Group plc (EIG.L). MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Marston's and 0 mentions for Ei Group plc (EIG.L). Marston's' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Ei Group plc (EIG.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Marston's is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Marston's Positive
Ei Group plc (EIG.L) Neutral

26.9% of Marston's shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Marston's shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Marston's has a net margin of 8.35% compared to Ei Group plc (EIG.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Marston's' return on equity of 9.30% beat Ei Group plc (EIG.L)'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Marston's8.35% 9.30% 3.72%
Ei Group plc (EIG.L) N/A N/A N/A

Marston's presently has a consensus price target of GBX 81.50, suggesting a potential upside of 54.06%. Given Marston's' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Marston's is more favorable than Ei Group plc (EIG.L).

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Marston's
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Ei Group plc (EIG.L)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Ei Group plc (EIG.L) has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Marston's. Ei Group plc (EIG.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marston's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Marston's£893.20M0.37-£17.06M£11.704.52
Ei Group plc (EIG.L)£724M0.00N/A-£46.20N/A

Summary

Marston's beats Ei Group plc (EIG.L) on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marston's compare to J D Wetherspoon?

Marston's (LON:MARS) and J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Marston's currently has a consensus target price of GBX 81.50, suggesting a potential upside of 54.06%. J D Wetherspoon has a consensus target price of GBX 666.67, suggesting a potential downside of 11.58%. Given Marston's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Marston's is more favorable than J D Wetherspoon.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Marston's
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
J D Wetherspoon
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, J D Wetherspoon had 6 more articles in the media than Marston's. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for J D Wetherspoon and 2 mentions for Marston's. J D Wetherspoon's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Marston's' score of 0.67 indicating that J D Wetherspoon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Marston's
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
J D Wetherspoon
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

26.9% of Marston's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.8% of J D Wetherspoon shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Marston's shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of J D Wetherspoon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Marston's has a net margin of 8.35% compared to J D Wetherspoon's net margin of 2.52%. J D Wetherspoon's return on equity of 15.81% beat Marston's' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Marston's8.35% 9.30% 3.72%
J D Wetherspoon 2.52%15.81%4.59%

Marston's has a beta of 0.908, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, J D Wetherspoon has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

J D Wetherspoon has higher revenue and earnings than Marston's. Marston's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J D Wetherspoon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Marston's£893.20M0.37-£17.06M£11.704.52
J D Wetherspoon£2.13B0.37£46.29M£56.8013.27

Summary

J D Wetherspoon beats Marston's on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marston's compare to Domino's Pizza Group?

Domino's Pizza Group (LON:DOM) and Marston's (LON:MARS) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Domino's Pizza Group had 1 more articles in the media than Marston's. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Domino's Pizza Group and 2 mentions for Marston's. Marston's' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Domino's Pizza Group's score of 0.65 indicating that Marston's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Domino's Pizza Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Marston's
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Domino's Pizza Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 270, indicating a potential upside of 39.39%. Marston's has a consensus target price of GBX 81.50, indicating a potential upside of 54.06%. Given Marston's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Marston's is more favorable than Domino's Pizza Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Domino's Pizza Group
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Marston's
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Domino's Pizza Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Marston's. Marston's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Domino's Pizza Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Domino's Pizza Group£685.40M1.08£76.02M£15.0012.91
Marston's£893.20M0.37-£17.06M£11.704.52

89.4% of Domino's Pizza Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.9% of Marston's shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of Domino's Pizza Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Marston's shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Domino's Pizza Group has a beta of 1.204, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marston's has a beta of 0.908, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

Domino's Pizza Group has a net margin of 8.55% compared to Marston's' net margin of 8.35%. Marston's' return on equity of 9.30% beat Domino's Pizza Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Domino's Pizza Group8.55% -68.82% 13.75%
Marston's 8.35%9.30%3.72%

Summary

Domino's Pizza Group beats Marston's on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marston's compare to Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.?

Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (LON:YNGA) and Marston's (LON:MARS) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Marston's had 1 more articles in the media than Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Marston's and 1 mentions for Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.. Marston's' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.'s score of 0.12 indicating that Marston's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Marston's
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. has a beta of 0.925, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marston's has a beta of 0.908, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

13.5% of Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.9% of Marston's shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.6% of Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Marston's shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Marston's has a net margin of 8.35% compared to Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.'s net margin of 5.51%. Marston's' return on equity of 9.30% beat Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.5.51% 3.55% 2.99%
Marston's 8.35%9.30%3.72%

Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Marston's. Marston's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.£508.20M1.11£10.64M£45.1520.66
Marston's£893.20M0.37-£17.06M£11.704.52

Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,346.67, indicating a potential upside of 44.37%. Marston's has a consensus price target of GBX 81.50, indicating a potential upside of 54.06%. Given Marston's' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Marston's is more favorable than Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C..

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Marston's
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Marston's beats Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marston's compare to Compass Group?

Marston's (LON:MARS) and Compass Group (LON:CPG) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Marston's has a beta of 0.908, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Compass Group has a beta of 0.654, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

Compass Group has higher revenue and earnings than Marston's. Compass Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marston's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Marston's£893.20M0.37-£17.06M£11.704.52
Compass Group£48.49B0.01£1.35B£118.700.26

Marston's has a net margin of 8.35% compared to Compass Group's net margin of 4.20%. Compass Group's return on equity of 26.12% beat Marston's' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Marston's8.35% 9.30% 3.72%
Compass Group 4.20%26.12%7.52%

26.9% of Marston's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.2% of Compass Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Marston's shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Compass Group shares are owned 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.

In the previous week, Compass Group had 4 more articles in the media than Marston's. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Compass Group and 2 mentions for Marston's. Marston's' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Compass Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Marston's is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Marston's
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Compass Group
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Marston's presently has a consensus price target of GBX 81.50, indicating a potential upside of 54.06%. Compass Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,932.50, indicating a potential upside of 9,338.36%. Given Compass Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Compass Group is more favorable than Marston's.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Marston's
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Compass Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Compass Group beats Marston's on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MARS vs. The Competition

MetricMarston'sRestaurants IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£334.83M£1.81B£3.93B£2.79B
Dividend Yield20.75%5.03%3.46%6.16%
P/E Ratio4.529.8777.59368.25
Price / Sales0.3747.08343.3884,392.87
Price / Cash8.0141.6530.8427.89
Price / Book0.512.193.597.59
Net Income-£17.06M£89.93M£249.12M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-4.68%0.68%0.30%0.05%
1 Month Performance9.98%0.70%6.34%-0.66%
1 Year Performance20.23%-3.30%3.87%62.48%

Marston's Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MARS
Marston's
3.8035 of 5 stars
GBX 52.90
-4.2%
GBX 81.50
+54.1%
+25.7%£334.83M£893.20M4.5210,000
EIG
Ei Group plc (EIG.L)
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.26B£724MN/A680
JDW
J D Wetherspoon
2.1267 of 5 stars
GBX 715.50
-1.3%
GBX 666.67
-6.8%
-2.4%£754.18M£2.13B12.6041,754
DOM
Domino's Pizza Group
4.2296 of 5 stars
GBX 189.30
-1.0%
GBX 270
+42.6%
-21.0%£721.53M£685.40M12.621,630
YNGA
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.
3.3449 of 5 stars
GBX 897
+0.2%
GBX 1,346.67
+50.1%
+0.5%£541.11M£508.20M19.875,654

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This page (LON:MARS) was last updated on 7/21/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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