Marston's (MARS) Competitors

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 earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has more risk and volatility, DOM or MARS?

Domino's Pizza Group has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marston's has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer DOM or MARS?

Domino's Pizza Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 390, indicating a potential upside of 52.94%. Given Domino's Pizza Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Domino's Pizza Group is more favorable than Marston's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Domino's Pizza Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Marston's	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is DOM or MARS more profitable?

Domino's Pizza Group has a net margin of 11.44% compared to Marston's' net margin of -1.91%. Marston's' return on equity of -2.72% beat Domino's Pizza Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Domino's Pizza Group	11.44%	-67.25%	13.75%
Marston's	-1.91%	-2.72%	3.72%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DOM or MARS?

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	£664.24M	1.50	£76.02M	£19.51	13.07
Marston's	£891.28M	0.29	-£17.06M	-£2.73	-15.25

Is DOM or MARS a better dividend stock?

Domino's Pizza Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Marston's pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.2%. Domino's Pizza Group pays out 56.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marston's pays out -293.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Marston's is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer DOM or MARS?

In the previous week, Domino's Pizza Group had 4 more articles in the media than Marston's. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Domino's Pizza Group and 8 mentions for Marston's. Marston's' average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Domino's Pizza Group's score of -0.10 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Marston's	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DOM or MARS?

73.2% of Domino's Pizza Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of Marston's shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.6% of Domino's Pizza Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Marston's shares are owned by company 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.

Summary

Domino's Pizza Group beats Marston's on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.