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Michelmersh Brick (MBH) Competitors

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GBX 103.69 +0.69 (+0.67%)
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MBH vs. FORT, STCM, ECOB, CRH, BREE, PLP, SRC, IBST, MSLH, and FXPO

Should you be buying Michelmersh Brick stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Michelmersh Brick include Forterra (FORT), Steppe Cement (STCM), Eco Buildings Group (ECOB), CRH (CRH), Breedon Group (BREE), Genuit Group (PLP), SigmaRoc (SRC), Ibstock (IBST), Marshalls (MSLH), and Ferrexpo (FXPO). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.

Michelmersh Brick vs.

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

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ForterraOutperform Votes
343
74.40%
Underperform Votes
118
25.60%
Michelmersh BrickOutperform Votes
167
72.61%
Underperform Votes
63
27.39%

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
Forterra2.46% 3.76% 4.97%
Michelmersh Brick 11.46%8.82%5.16%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Forterra£317.99M1.21£7.82M£3.8448.86
Michelmersh Brick£70.21M1.36£8.05M£8.7911.79

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

Forterra pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Michelmersh Brick pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. 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.

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 is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Michelmersh Brick had 1 more articles in the media than Forterra. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Michelmersh Brick and 2 mentions for Forterra. Michelmersh Brick's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Forterra's score of 0.40 indicating that Michelmersh Brick is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Forterra presently has a consensus price target of GBX 218.15, suggesting a potential upside of 16.41%. Michelmersh Brick has a consensus price target of GBX 166.67, suggesting a potential upside of 60.74%. Given Michelmersh Brick's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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

Summary

Michelmersh Brick beats Forterra on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MBH vs. The Competition

MetricMichelmersh BrickBuilding Materials IndustryMaterials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£95.36M£7.62B£3.01B£2.56B
Dividend Yield4.36%2.45%5.18%4.97%
P/E Ratio11.7919.7675.67132.50
Price / Sales1.36250.9625,549,533,275,650,600.00227,865.49
Price / Cash9.348.0624.3228.11
Price / Book1.061.255.144.51
Net Income£8.05M£545.26M£155.11M£5.84B
7 Day Performance0.67%2.48%-0.40%3.31%
1 Month Performance6.66%4.19%1.74%9.43%
1 Year Performance5.81%10.73%16.63%114.47%

Michelmersh Brick Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MBH
Michelmersh Brick
3.5861 of 5 stars
GBX 103.69
+0.7%
GBX 166.67
+60.7%
+5.0%£95.36M£70.21M11.79346News Coverage
FORT
Forterra
2.3897 of 5 stars
GBX 176.20
+0.7%
GBX 218.15
+23.8%
+13.2%£361.88M£317.99M45.941,787
STCM
Steppe Cement
N/AGBX 18.94
+8.2%
N/A-3.3%£51.92M£99.20M53.55799
ECOB
Eco Buildings Group
N/AGBX 4.22
-6.2%
N/A-55.4%£4.23M£220,626.89-1.2524Gap Down
CRH
CRH
N/AGBX 6,294
-2.1%
N/A+12.8%£53.70B£44.94B14.3777,400Gap Down
BREE
Breedon Group
3.7512 of 5 stars
GBX 441.40
-0.7%
GBX 578.33
+31.0%
+19.0%£1.52B£1.52B15.803,900News Coverage
PLP
Genuit Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.40B£398.60M67.503,139Positive News
Gap Up
SRC
SigmaRoc
0.7476 of 5 stars
GBX 84.70
-0.6%
GBX 95
+12.2%
+37.9%£954.58M£77.21B-4.272,000News Coverage
IBST
Ibstock
1.1312 of 5 stars
GBX 174.60
-1.5%
GBX 185
+6.0%
+21.1%£687.95M£362.57M94.531,943Insider Trade
News Coverage
MSLH
Marshalls
2.6754 of 5 stars
GBX 259.50
-0.6%
GBX 395
+52.2%
+4.5%£652.77M£620.80M30.312,726
FXPO
Ferrexpo
N/AGBX 49.30
-2.4%
N/A+15.7%£364.56M£1.07B-6.608,000News Coverage

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This page (LON:MBH) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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