Marshalls (MSLH) Competitors

Marshalls (LON:MSLH) and SigmaRoc (LON:SRC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to MSLH or SRC?

In the previous week, Marshalls had 2 more articles in the media than SigmaRoc. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Marshalls and 0 mentions for SigmaRoc. SigmaRoc's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Marshalls' score of -0.25 indicating that SigmaRoc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Marshalls	Neutral
SigmaRoc	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MSLH or SRC?

79.3% of Marshalls shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of SigmaRoc shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Marshalls shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.8% of SigmaRoc shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, MSLH or SRC?

Marshalls has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SigmaRoc has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend MSLH or SRC?

Marshalls presently has a consensus price target of GBX 420, indicating a potential upside of 56.42%. Given Marshalls' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Marshalls is more favorable than SigmaRoc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marshalls	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
SigmaRoc	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MSLH or SRC?

Marshalls has higher revenue and earnings than SigmaRoc. SigmaRoc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marshalls, 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
Marshalls	£671.20M	1.01	£18.60M	£0.07	3,835.71
SigmaRoc	£580.28M	1.20	£13.53M	£0.02	3,140.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MSLH or SRC?

Marshalls received 229 more outperform votes than SigmaRoc when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave SigmaRoc an outperform vote while only 62.75% of users gave Marshalls an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Marshalls	Outperform Votes 352 62.75%	Underperform Votes 209 37.25%
SigmaRoc	Outperform Votes 123 75.00%	Underperform Votes 41 25.00%

Is MSLH or SRC more profitable?

Marshalls has a net margin of 2.77% compared to SigmaRoc's net margin of 2.33%. SigmaRoc's return on equity of 3.40% beat Marshalls' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marshalls	2.77%	2.83%	2.91%
SigmaRoc	2.33%	3.40%	2.56%

Summary

Marshalls beats SigmaRoc on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.