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Malvern International (MLVN) Competitors

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GBX 22.40 -0.10 (-0.44%)
As of 06/12/2026 06:33 AM Eastern
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MLVN vs. OBOR, GFHG, CODE, ASIA, and WIL

Should you buy Malvern International stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Malvern International with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Malvern International include Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) (OBOR), Grand Fortune High Grade (GFHG), Northcoders Group (CODE), Asia Strategic (ASIA), and Wilmington (WIL). These companies are all part of the "education & training services" industry.

How does Malvern International compare to Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L)?

Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) (LON:OBOR) and Malvern International (LON:MLVN) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Malvern International's net margin of -8.50%. Malvern International's return on equity of 39.68% beat Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L)'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L)N/A N/A N/A
Malvern International -8.50%39.68%N/A

Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Malvern International. Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Malvern International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L)N/AN/AN/A-£547.70N/A
Malvern International£17.79M0.42-£245.04K£0.3858.95

In the previous week, Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Malvern International'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) Neutral
Malvern International Neutral

5.0% of Malvern International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Malvern International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Malvern International beats Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Malvern International compare to Grand Fortune High Grade?

Malvern International (LON:MLVN) and Grand Fortune High Grade (LON:GFHG) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

5.0% of Malvern International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Malvern International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.2% of Grand Fortune High Grade shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Malvern International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Grand Fortune High Grade'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Malvern International Neutral
Grand Fortune High Grade Neutral

Grand Fortune High Grade has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Malvern International.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Malvern International£17.79M0.42-£245.04K£0.3858.95
Grand Fortune High Grade£26.000.00N/AN/AN/A

Malvern International has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Grand Fortune High Grade has a beta of -0.24, indicating that its share price is 124% less volatile than the broader market.

Grand Fortune High Grade has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Malvern International's net margin of -8.50%. Malvern International's return on equity of 39.68% beat Grand Fortune High Grade's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Malvern International-8.50% 39.68% N/A
Grand Fortune High Grade N/A -40.85%-24.81%

Summary

Malvern International beats Grand Fortune High Grade on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Malvern International compare to Northcoders Group?

Northcoders Group (LON:CODE) and Malvern International (LON:MLVN) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Northcoders Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Malvern International'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Northcoders Group Neutral
Malvern International Neutral

Northcoders Group has a beta of -0.5, indicating that its share price is 150% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Malvern International has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Malvern International has higher revenue and earnings than Northcoders Group. Northcoders Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Malvern International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Northcoders Group£4.95M0.41-£641.29K-£37.80N/A
Malvern International£17.79M0.42-£245.04K£0.3858.95

1.1% of Northcoders Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.0% of Malvern International shares are held by institutional investors. 28.8% of Northcoders Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Malvern International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Malvern International has a net margin of -8.50% compared to Northcoders Group's net margin of -61.19%. Malvern International's return on equity of 39.68% beat Northcoders Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Northcoders Group-61.19% -78.38% -0.89%
Malvern International -8.50%39.68%N/A

Summary

Malvern International beats Northcoders Group on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Malvern International compare to Asia Strategic?

Malvern International (LON:MLVN) and Asia Strategic (LON:ASIA) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Malvern International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Asia Strategic. Asia Strategic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Malvern International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Malvern International£17.79M0.42-£245.04K£0.3858.95
Asia Strategic£32.10M0.00-£5.63M-£208.00N/A

Malvern International has a net margin of -8.50% compared to Asia Strategic's net margin of -20.83%. Malvern International's return on equity of 39.68% beat Asia Strategic's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Malvern International-8.50% 39.68% N/A
Asia Strategic -20.83%N/A -8.22%

5.0% of Malvern International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Malvern International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.2% of Asia Strategic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Malvern International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Asia Strategic'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Malvern International Neutral
Asia Strategic Neutral

Malvern International has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Asia Strategic has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its share price is 86% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Malvern International beats Asia Strategic on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Malvern International compare to Wilmington?

Wilmington (LON:WIL) and Malvern International (LON:MLVN) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Wilmington has a beta of 0.315, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Malvern International has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Wilmington has higher revenue and earnings than Malvern International. Wilmington is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Malvern International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Wilmington£106.60M2.23£18.57M£12.0222.13
Malvern International£17.79M0.42-£245.04K£0.3858.95

Wilmington presently has a consensus price target of GBX 451.67, suggesting a potential upside of 69.80%. Given Wilmington's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Wilmington is more favorable than Malvern International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Wilmington
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Malvern International
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Wilmington has a net margin of 10.68% compared to Malvern International's net margin of -8.50%. Malvern International's return on equity of 39.68% beat Wilmington's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Wilmington10.68% 9.96% 7.72%
Malvern International -8.50%39.68%N/A

In the previous week, Wilmington had 20 more articles in the media than Malvern International. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Wilmington and 0 mentions for Malvern International. Malvern International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Wilmington's score of -0.05 indicating that Malvern International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Wilmington Neutral
Malvern International Neutral

62.2% of Wilmington shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.0% of Malvern International shares are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of Wilmington shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Malvern International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Wilmington beats Malvern International on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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MLVN vs. The Competition

Export
MetricMalvern InternationalEducation & Training Services IndustryDefensive SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£7.36M£35.88M£8.58B£3.00B
Dividend Yield2.96%3.33%3.19%6.18%
P/E Ratio58.956.40891.59366.78
Price / Sales0.4251.24992,150.2186,623.82
Price / Cash2.936.17140.9227.87
Price / Book-1.511.469.967.85
Net Income-£245.04K£3.33M£1.03B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-1.54%1.40%0.82%-0.06%
1 Month Performance6.67%3.51%0.93%0.95%
1 Year Performance39.56%25.89%279.22%75.33%

Malvern International Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MLVN
Malvern International
N/AGBX 22.40
-0.4%		N/A+39.6%£7.36M£17.79M58.95153
OBOR
Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L)
N/AN/AN/AN/A£10.89MN/AN/AN/A
GFHG
Grand Fortune High Grade
N/AN/AN/AN/A£4.40M£26.00N/AN/A
CODE
Northcoders Group
N/AGBX 26
flat		N/A-60.2%£2.08M£4.95MN/A128
ASIA
Asia Strategic
N/AGBX 4.75
flat		N/AN/A£144K£32.10MN/A2,231

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This page (LON:MLVN) was last updated on 6/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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