Michelmersh Brick (MBH) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MBH or FORT?

Forterra received 176 more outperform votes than Michelmersh Brick when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.45% of users gave Forterra an outperform vote while only 72.37% of users gave Michelmersh Brick an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Michelmersh Brick	Outperform Votes 165 72.37%	Underperform Votes 63 27.63%
Forterra	Outperform Votes 341 74.45%	Underperform Votes 117 25.55%

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 4.9%. Forterra pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Michelmersh Brick pays out 6,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Forterra pays out 7,500.0% 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.

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 8.98% beat Forterra's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Michelmersh Brick	11.46%	8.98%	5.16%
Forterra	2.46%	3.73%	4.97%

Do analysts rate MBH or FORT?

Michelmersh Brick presently has a consensus price target of GBX 170, indicating a potential upside of 67.08%. Forterra has a consensus price target of GBX 180.87, indicating a potential upside of 1.04%. Given Michelmersh Brick's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Forterra	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media refer more to MBH or FORT?

In the previous week, Michelmersh Brick's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Forterra'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Michelmersh Brick	Neutral
Forterra	Neutral

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

47.1% of Michelmersh Brick shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.9% of Forterra shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.2% of Michelmersh Brick shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Forterra shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, MBH or FORT?

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

Which has higher 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	£70.69M	1.35	£8.10M	£0.08	1,271.88
Forterra	£325.30M	1.14	£8M	£0.04	4,475.00

Summary

Michelmersh Brick beats Forterra on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.