Marston's (MARS) Competitors

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

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 Domino's Pizza Group (DOM), J D Wetherspoon (JDW), Compass Group (CPG), The Restaurant Group (RTN), and Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (YNGA). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry.

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 superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Domino's Pizza Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 270, indicating a potential upside of 42.71%. Marston's has a consensus price target of GBX 78.67, indicating a potential upside of 70.46%. Given Marston's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

89.4% of Domino's Pizza Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.2% of Marston's shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.7% of Domino's Pizza Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Marston's shares are owned 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.

Domino's Pizza Group has a beta of 1.185, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marston's has a beta of 1.5345556, meaning that its share price is 53% more 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 Group	8.55%	-68.82%	13.75%
Marston's	8.35%	9.30%	3.72%

In the previous week, Marston's had 5 more articles in the media than Domino's Pizza Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Marston's and 1 mentions for Domino's Pizza Group. Marston's' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Domino's Pizza Group's score of 0.00 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	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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Domino's Pizza Group	£685.40M	1.05	£76.02M	£15.00	12.61
Marston's	£893.20M	0.33	-£17.06M	£11.10	4.16

Summary

Domino's Pizza Group and Marston's tied by winning 8 of the 16 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 better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Marston's has a beta of 1.5345556, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, J D Wetherspoon has a beta of 1.108, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

Marston's currently has a consensus price target of GBX 78.67, suggesting a potential upside of 70.46%. J D Wetherspoon has a consensus price target of GBX 666.67, suggesting a potential upside of 12.52%. Given Marston's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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

27.2% of Marston's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.6% of J D Wetherspoon shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Marston's shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.9% of J D Wetherspoon 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.

In the previous week, J D Wetherspoon had 3 more articles in the media than Marston's. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for J D Wetherspoon and 6 mentions for Marston's. J D Wetherspoon's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Marston's' score of 0.68 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
J D Wetherspoon	2 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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's	8.35%	9.30%	3.72%
J D Wetherspoon	2.52%	15.81%	4.59%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marston's	£893.20M	0.33	-£17.06M	£11.10	4.16
J D Wetherspoon	£2.13B	0.29	£46.29M	£56.80	10.43

Summary

J D Wetherspoon beats Marston's on 10 of the 16 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 superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Marston's has a beta of 1.5345556, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Compass Group has a beta of 0.651, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

Marston's currently has a consensus price target of GBX 78.67, suggesting a potential upside of 70.46%. Compass Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,932.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9,007.14%. Given Compass Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

27.2% of Marston's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.2% of Compass Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Marston's shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Compass Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Compass Group had 4 more articles in the media than Marston's. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Compass Group and 6 mentions for Marston's. Marston's' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Compass Group's score of 0.54 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Compass Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Marston's has a net margin of 8.35% compared to Compass Group's net margin of 4.21%. Compass Group's return on equity of 26.24% beat Marston's' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marston's	8.35%	9.30%	3.72%
Compass Group	4.21%	26.24%	7.52%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marston's	£893.20M	0.33	-£17.06M	£11.10	4.16
Compass Group	£48.49B	0.01	£1.35B	£109.90	0.29

Summary

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

How does Marston's compare to The Restaurant Group?

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

27.2% of Marston's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of The Restaurant Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Marston's shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of The Restaurant Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Marston's has a beta of 1.5345556, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Restaurant Group has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the broader market.

Marston's has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The Restaurant Group. The Restaurant 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marston's	£893.20M	0.33	-£17.06M	£11.10	4.16
The Restaurant Group	£927M	0.00	-£43.90M	-£0.06	N/A

In the previous week, Marston's had 4 more articles in the media than The Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Marston's and 2 mentions for The Restaurant Group. Marston's' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat The Restaurant 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Restaurant Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Marston's has a net margin of 8.35% compared to The Restaurant Group's net margin of -4.74%. Marston's' return on equity of 9.30% beat The Restaurant Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marston's	8.35%	9.30%	3.72%
The Restaurant Group	-4.74%	-10.96%	3.93%

Marston's currently has a consensus price target of GBX 78.67, suggesting a potential upside of 70.46%. Given Marston's' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Marston's is more favorable than The Restaurant Group.

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
The Restaurant Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Marston's beats The Restaurant Group on 11 of the 15 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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

13.1% of Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.2% of Marston's shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. has a beta of 0.947, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marston's has a beta of 1.5345556, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the broader market.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	£499.40M	0.88	£10.64M	£18.84	38.45
Marston's	£893.20M	0.33	-£17.06M	£11.10	4.16

In the previous week, Marston's had 6 more articles in the media than Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Marston's and 0 mentions for Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.. Marston's' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.'s score of 0.00 indicating that Marston's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	Neutral
Marston's	Positive

Marston's has a net margin of 8.35% compared to Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.'s net margin of 2.30%. 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.	2.30%	1.48%	2.99%
Marston's	8.35%	9.30%	3.72%

Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,346.67, suggesting a potential upside of 85.88%. Marston's has a consensus price target of GBX 78.67, suggesting a potential upside of 70.46%. Given Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.'s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. is more favorable than Marston's.

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.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MARS vs. The Competition

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Metric	Marston's	Restaurants Industry	Cyclical Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£292.06M	£1.78B	£3.90B	£2.75B
Dividend Yield	20.75%	5.29%	3.61%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	4.16	18.81	77.43	365.75
Price / Sales	0.33	44.17	328.29	88,113.57
Price / Cash	8.01	41.63	30.86	27.89
Price / Book	0.44	2.17	3.15	7.65
Net Income	-£17.06M	£89.93M	£247.50M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-9.15%	-0.62%	0.32%	6.35%
1 Month Performance	-15.94%	-3.04%	-1.07%	0.54%
1 Year Performance	15.09%	-2.52%	1.25%	85.00%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MARS Marston's	3.8735 of 5 stars	GBX 46.15 +1.8%	GBX 78.67 +70.5%	+13.1%	£292.06M	£893.20M	4.16	10,000	Earnings Report Gap Up
DOM Domino's Pizza Group	4.0653 of 5 stars	GBX 187.10 +0.1%	GBX 270 +44.3%	-29.7%	£713.15M	£685.40M	12.47	1,630	Positive News
JDW J D Wetherspoon	3.2284 of 5 stars	GBX 602 +0.2%	GBX 666.67 +10.7%	-17.9%	£634.54M	£2.13B	10.60	41,754
CPG Compass Group	4.3608 of 5 stars	GBX 32.29 +1.1%	GBX 2,932.50 +8,981.8%	-98.8%	£549.03M	£46.07B	0.29	550,000	Analyst Forecast
RTN The Restaurant Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£499.23M	£927M	N/A	64,000

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Marston's (MARS) Competitors

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

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How does Marston's compare to The Restaurant Group?

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Marston's (MARS) Competitors

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

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

Do analysts prefer DOM or MARS?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DOM or MARS?

Which has more risk & volatility, DOM or MARS?

Is DOM or MARS more profitable?

Does the media favor DOM or MARS?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DOM or MARS?

Summary

How does Marston's compare to J D Wetherspoon?

Which has more risk & volatility, MARS or JDW?

Do analysts recommend MARS or JDW?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MARS or JDW?

Does the media refer more to MARS or JDW?

Is MARS or JDW more profitable?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MARS or JDW?

Summary

How does Marston's compare to Compass Group?

Which has more volatility and risk, MARS or CPG?

Do analysts recommend MARS or CPG?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MARS or CPG?

Does the media refer more to MARS or CPG?

Is MARS or CPG more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MARS or CPG?

Summary

How does Marston's compare to The Restaurant Group?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MARS or RTN?

Which has more volatility and risk, MARS or RTN?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MARS or RTN?

Does the media refer more to MARS or RTN?

Is MARS or RTN more profitable?

Do analysts recommend MARS or RTN?

Summary

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of YNGA or MARS?

Which has more risk and volatility, YNGA or MARS?

Which has better earnings and valuation, YNGA or MARS?

Does the media favor YNGA or MARS?

Is YNGA or MARS more profitable?

Do analysts rate YNGA or MARS?

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