Marlowe (MRL) Competitors

London Security (LON:LSC) and Marlowe (LON:MRL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking and dividends.

Is LSC or MRL more profitable?

London Security has a net margin of 10.34% compared to Marlowe's net margin of -2.03%. London Security's return on equity of 14.69% beat Marlowe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
London Security	10.34%	14.69%	9.47%
Marlowe	-2.03%	-2.33%	1.41%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LSC or MRL?

Marlowe received 92 more outperform votes than London Security when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.51% of users gave Marlowe an outperform vote while only 70.91% of users gave London Security an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
London Security	Outperform Votes 39 70.91%	Underperform Votes 16 29.09%
Marlowe	Outperform Votes 131 77.51%	Underperform Votes 38 22.49%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LSC or MRL?

55.5% of Marlowe shares are held by institutional investors. 99.0% of London Security shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.3% of Marlowe 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.

Do analysts rate LSC or MRL?

Marlowe has a consensus price target of GBX 700, suggesting a potential upside of 58.82%. Given Marlowe's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Marlowe is more favorable than London Security.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
London Security	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Marlowe	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor LSC or MRL?

In the previous week, London Security and London Security both had 2 articles in the media. London Security's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Marlowe's score of 0.06 indicating that London Security is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
London Security	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marlowe	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, LSC or MRL?

London Security has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marlowe has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LSC or MRL?

London Security has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Marlowe. Marlowe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than London Security, 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
London Security	£218.64M	1.94	£22.60M	£189.58	18.46
Marlowe	£418.37M	0.84	-£8.48M	-£10.75	-40.99

Summary

London Security beats Marlowe on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.