McBride (MCB) Competitors

DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) and McBride (LON:MCB) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Does the media refer more to DFS or MCB?

In the previous week, McBride had 14 more articles in the media than DFS Furniture. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for McBride and 2 mentions for DFS Furniture. DFS Furniture's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat McBride's score of -0.14 indicating that DFS Furniture is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DFS Furniture	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
McBride	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer DFS or MCB?

DFS Furniture currently has a consensus price target of GBX 220.50, indicating a potential upside of 39.16%. McBride has a consensus price target of GBX 190, indicating a potential upside of 54.47%. Given McBride's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe McBride is more favorable than DFS Furniture.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DFS Furniture	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
McBride	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DFS or MCB?

55.9% of DFS Furniture shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.7% of McBride shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.0% of DFS Furniture shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.3% of McBride shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, DFS or MCB?

DFS Furniture has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McBride has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DFS or MCB more profitable?

McBride has a net margin of 3.56% compared to DFS Furniture's net margin of -0.45%. McBride's return on equity of 62.24% beat DFS Furniture's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DFS Furniture	-0.45%	-1.90%	3.00%
McBride	3.56%	62.24%	8.54%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DFS or MCB?

McBride has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DFS Furniture. McBride is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DFS Furniture, 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
DFS Furniture	£1.03B	0.35	-£4.30M	£0.10	1,538.35
McBride	£926.50M	0.23	£33.16M	£0.19	661.29

Summary

DFS Furniture beats McBride on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.