MLVN vs. CODE, DIS, BAR, OGN, DKL, EVST, CRL, ZAM, OHT, and ASIA
Should you be buying Malvern International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Malvern International include Northcoders Group (CODE), Distil (DIS), Brand Architekts Group (BAR), Origin Enterprises (OGN), Dekel Agri-Vision (DKL), Everest Global (EVST), Creightons (CRL), Zambeef Products (ZAM), Ocean Harvest Technology Group (OHT), and Asia Strategic (ASIA). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.
Malvern International (LON:MLVN) and Northcoders Group (LON:CODE) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Malvern International received 110 more outperform votes than Northcoders Group when rated by MarketBeat users.
Northcoders Group has a net margin of -1.27% compared to Malvern International's net margin of -1.31%. Malvern International's return on equity of 0.00% beat Northcoders Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, Malvern International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Northcoders Group'saverage media sentiment score.
Malvern International has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northcoders Group has a beta of -0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500.
17.9% of Malvern International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Northcoders Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.7% of Malvern International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 71.7% of Northcoders Group shares are owned 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.
Northcoders Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Malvern International. 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.
Summary
Malvern International beats Northcoders Group on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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