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Malvern International (MLVN) Competitors

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As of 07/31/2026 04:40 AM Eastern

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).

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

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

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

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
Malvern International-8.50% 39.68% N/A
Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) N/A N/A N/A

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

Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Malvern International£17.79M0.38-£245.04K£0.3852.89
Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L)N/AN/AN/A-£547.70N/A

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?

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Grand Fortune High Grade£26.000.00N/AN/AN/A
Malvern International£17.79M0.38-£245.04K£0.3852.89

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

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Grand Fortune High Grade Neutral
Malvern International Neutral

Grand Fortune High Grade has a beta of -0.24, suggesting that its share price is 124% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Malvern International has a beta of 0.359, suggesting that its share price is 64% 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
Grand Fortune High GradeN/A -40.85% -24.81%
Malvern International -8.50%39.68%N/A

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?

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

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
Malvern International-8.50% 39.68% N/A
Northcoders Group -61.19%-78.38%-0.89%

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
Malvern International£17.79M0.38-£245.04K£0.3852.89
Northcoders Group£4.95M0.31-£641.29K-£37.80N/A

5.0% of Malvern International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Northcoders Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Malvern International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.8% of Northcoders Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Malvern International has a beta of 0.359, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Northcoders Group has a beta of -0.5, meaning that its stock price is 150% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Malvern International Neutral
Northcoders Group Neutral

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?

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

Malvern International has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Asia Strategic£32.10M0.00-£5.63M-£208.00N/A
Malvern International£17.79M0.38-£245.04K£0.3852.89

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

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Asia Strategic Neutral
Malvern International Neutral

Asia Strategic has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Malvern International has a beta of 0.359, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

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
Asia Strategic-20.83% N/A -8.22%
Malvern International -8.50%39.68%N/A

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 discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

In the previous week, Wilmington had 25 more articles in the media than Malvern International. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Wilmington and 0 mentions for Malvern International. Wilmington's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Malvern International's score of 0.00 indicating that Wilmington is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Wilmington Neutral
Malvern International Neutral

Wilmington currently has a consensus target price of GBX 460, suggesting a potential upside of 63.41%. Given Wilmington's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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 beta of 0.322, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Malvern International has a beta of 0.359, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

62.7% 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.

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

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£106.60M2.36£18.57M£12.0223.42
Malvern International£17.79M0.38-£245.04K£0.3852.89

Summary

Wilmington beats Malvern International on 13 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

MetricMalvern InternationalDiversified Consumer Services IndustryConsumer Discretionary SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£6.73M£4.31B£13.05B£2.82B
Dividend Yield2.96%2.82%53.33%6.15%
P/E Ratio52.8912.8947.41368.29
Price / Sales0.3820.2390.6583,501.30
Price / Cash2.9314.7318.9327.89
Price / Book-1.363.494.507.04
Net Income-£245.04K£239.18M£444.15M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-4.29%0.50%1.42%6.05%
1 Month Performance-1.95%-2.30%0.40%-0.22%
1 Year PerformanceN/A5.92%3.20%63.72%

Malvern International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MLVN
Malvern International
N/AGBX 20.10
flat
N/AN/A£6.73M£17.79M52.89153
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 19.50
flat
N/A-49.3%£1.56M£4.95MN/A128
ASIA
Asia Strategic
N/AGBX 4.75
flat
N/A+58.3%£144K£32.10MN/A2,231

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This page (LON:MLVN) was last updated on 8/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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