Michelmersh Brick (MBH) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FORT or MBH?

Michelmersh Brick has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Forterra	£317.99M	1.26	£7.82M	£3.84	50.94
Michelmersh Brick	£70.21M	1.49	£8.05M	£8.79	12.97

Does the media prefer FORT or MBH?

In the previous week, Forterra had 2 more articles in the media than Michelmersh Brick. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Forterra and 0 mentions for Michelmersh Brick. Michelmersh Brick's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Forterra's score of -0.02 indicating that Michelmersh Brick is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Forterra	Neutral
Michelmersh Brick	Neutral

Do analysts prefer FORT or MBH?

Forterra currently has a consensus target price of GBX 218.15, suggesting a potential upside of 11.64%. Michelmersh Brick has a consensus target price of GBX 166.67, suggesting a potential upside of 46.20%. Given Michelmersh Brick's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Michelmersh Brick is more favorable than Forterra.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FORT or MBH?

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

Is FORT or MBH a better dividend stock?

Forterra pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Michelmersh Brick pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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 pays out 56.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Michelmersh Brick is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is FORT or MBH 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
Forterra	2.46%	3.76%	4.97%
Michelmersh Brick	11.46%	8.82%	5.16%

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

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

Which has more volatility and risk, FORT or MBH?

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

Summary

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