Tortilla Mexican Grill (MEX) Competitors

Tortilla Mexican Grill (LON:MEX) and Various Eateries (LON:VARE) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Is MEX or VARE more profitable?

Tortilla Mexican Grill has a net margin of -1.10% compared to Various Eateries' net margin of -13.11%. Tortilla Mexican Grill's return on equity of -25.62% beat Various Eateries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tortilla Mexican Grill	-1.10%	-25.62%	1.87%
Various Eateries	-13.11%	-29.41%	-3.07%

Which has more risk & volatility, MEX or VARE?

Tortilla Mexican Grill has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its share price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Various Eateries has a beta of 0.12, suggesting that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MEX or VARE?

In the previous week, Tortilla Mexican Grill and Tortilla Mexican Grill both had 1 articles in the media. Tortilla Mexican Grill's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Various Eateries' score of 0.00 indicating that Tortilla Mexican Grill is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tortilla Mexican Grill	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Various Eateries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MEX or VARE?

Tortilla Mexican Grill has higher revenue and earnings than Various Eateries. Tortilla Mexican Grill is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Various Eateries, 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
Tortilla Mexican Grill	£64.48M	0.30	-£1.09M	-£0.02	-2,475.00
Various Eateries	£47.59M	0.66	-£6.24M	-£0.05	-360.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MEX or VARE?

Tortilla Mexican Grill and Various Eateries both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tortilla Mexican Grill	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 7 100.00%
Various Eateries	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate MEX or VARE?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tortilla Mexican Grill	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Various Eateries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MEX or VARE?

46.8% of Tortilla Mexican Grill shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of Various Eateries shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.4% of Tortilla Mexican Grill shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 70.7% of Various Eateries shares are owned 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.

Summary

Tortilla Mexican Grill beats Various Eateries on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.