MSLH vs. PLP, SRC, BREE, IBST, FORT, MBH, STCM, ECOB, CRH, and CEY
Should you be buying Marshalls stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marshalls include Genuit Group (PLP), SigmaRoc (SRC), Breedon Group (BREE), Ibstock (IBST), Forterra (FORT), Michelmersh Brick (MBH), Steppe Cement (STCM), Eco Buildings Group (ECOB), CRH (CRH), and Centamin (CEY). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Marshalls vs. Its Competitors
Marshalls (LON:MSLH) and Genuit Group (LON:PLP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and dividends.
Marshalls currently has a consensus target price of GBX 327.50, indicating a potential upside of 88.87%. Given Marshalls' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Marshalls is more favorable than Genuit Group.
Marshalls has higher revenue and earnings than Genuit Group. Genuit Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marshalls, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Marshalls had 1 more articles in the media than Genuit Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Marshalls and 0 mentions for Genuit Group. Marshalls' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Genuit Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Marshalls is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Marshalls has a net margin of 3.46% compared to Genuit Group's net margin of 0.00%. Marshalls' return on equity of 3.32% beat Genuit Group's return on equity.
54.4% of Marshalls shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Marshalls shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Marshalls beats Genuit Group on 12 of the 13 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 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
