Michelmersh Brick (MBH) Competitors

Michelmersh Brick (LON:MBH) and Forterra (LON:FORT) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and risk.

Which has better valuation & earnings, MBH or FORT?

Michelmersh Brick has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Forterra. Michelmersh Brick is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Forterra, 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
Michelmersh Brick	£70.21M	1.43	£8.05M	£8.79	12.42
Forterra	£317.99M	1.23	£7.82M	£3.84	49.53

Does the media favor MBH or FORT?

In the previous week, Forterra had 1 more articles in the media than Michelmersh Brick. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Forterra and 1 mentions for Michelmersh Brick. Michelmersh Brick's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Forterra's score of -0.23 indicating that Michelmersh Brick is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Michelmersh Brick	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Forterra	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MBH or FORT?

47.1% of Michelmersh Brick shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.9% of Forterra shares are held by institutional investors. 39.2% of Michelmersh Brick shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Forterra shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate MBH or FORT?

Michelmersh Brick presently has a consensus price target of GBX 166.67, suggesting a potential upside of 52.63%. Forterra has a consensus price target of GBX 218.15, suggesting a potential upside of 14.82%. Given Michelmersh Brick's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Michelmersh Brick is more favorable than Forterra.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Michelmersh Brick	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Forterra	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MBH or FORT?

Forterra received 176 more outperform votes than Michelmersh Brick when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.40% of users gave Forterra an outperform vote while only 72.61% of users gave Michelmersh Brick an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Michelmersh Brick	Outperform Votes 167 72.61%	Underperform Votes 63 27.39%
Forterra	Outperform Votes 343 74.40%	Underperform Votes 118 25.60%

Is MBH or FORT a better dividend stock?

Michelmersh Brick pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Forterra pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Michelmersh Brick pays out 56.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Forterra pays out 78.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Michelmersh Brick is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, MBH or FORT?

Michelmersh Brick has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forterra has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MBH or FORT more profitable?

Michelmersh Brick has a net margin of 11.46% compared to Forterra's net margin of 2.46%. Michelmersh Brick's return on equity of 8.82% beat Forterra's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Michelmersh Brick	11.46%	8.82%	5.16%
Forterra	2.46%	3.76%	4.97%

Summary

Michelmersh Brick beats Forterra on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.