MSLH vs. BREE, PLP, SRC, IBST, FORT, MBH, STCM, ECOB, CRH, and GGP
Should you be buying Marshalls stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marshalls include Breedon Group (BREE), Genuit Group (PLP), SigmaRoc (SRC), Ibstock (IBST), Forterra (FORT), Michelmersh Brick (MBH), Steppe Cement (STCM), Eco Buildings Group (ECOB), CRH (CRH), and Greatland Gold (GGP). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Marshalls vs.
Marshalls (LON:MSLH) and Breedon Group (LON:BREE) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.
Breedon Group received 72 more outperform votes than Marshalls when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.64% of users gave Breedon Group an outperform vote while only 62.83% of users gave Marshalls an outperform vote.
Marshalls has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Breedon Group has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Breedon Group has higher revenue and earnings than Marshalls. Breedon Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marshalls, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Breedon Group has a net margin of 6.34% compared to Marshalls' net margin of 3.46%. Breedon Group's return on equity of 8.58% beat Marshalls' return on equity.
Marshalls pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Breedon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Marshalls pays out 93.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Breedon Group pays out 50.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Breedon Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Marshalls currently has a consensus price target of GBX 395, indicating a potential upside of 42.86%. Breedon Group has a consensus price target of GBX 578.33, indicating a potential upside of 28.40%. Given Marshalls' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Marshalls is more favorable than Breedon Group.
In the previous week, Marshalls had 4 more articles in the media than Breedon Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Marshalls and 0 mentions for Breedon Group. Marshalls' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Breedon Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Marshalls is being referred to more favorably in the media.
84.3% of Marshalls shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.3% of Breedon Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Marshalls shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of Breedon Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Breedon Group beats Marshalls on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:MSLH) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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