Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MSLH or SRC?

Marshalls has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 £632.10M 0.65 £21.50M £5.60 28.93 SigmaRoc £1.04B 1.39 -£226.13M £6.75 19.26

Is MSLH or SRC more profitable?

SigmaRoc has a net margin of 7.68% compared to Marshalls' net margin of 3.18%. SigmaRoc's return on equity of 10.11% beat Marshalls' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Marshalls 3.18% 3.79% 2.64% SigmaRoc 7.68% 10.11% 2.05%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MSLH or BREE?

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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Marshalls £632.10M 0.65 £21.50M £5.60 28.93 Breedon Group £1.76B 0.71 £96.41M £23.60 15.26

Is MSLH or BREE more profitable?

Breedon Group has a net margin of 4.66% compared to Marshalls' net margin of 3.18%. Breedon Group's return on equity of 6.73% beat Marshalls' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Marshalls 3.18% 3.79% 2.64% Breedon Group 4.66% 6.73% 4.82%

Do analysts rate MSLH or ACA?

Marshalls presently has a consensus target price of GBX 255.75, indicating a potential upside of 57.87%. Given Marshalls' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Marshalls is more favorable than Acacia Mining. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Marshalls 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Acacia Mining 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MSLH or CRH?

CRH has higher revenue and earnings than Marshalls. CRH 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 £632.10M 0.65 £21.50M £5.60 28.93 CRH £38.06B 0.02 £4.69B £551.00 0.21

Is MSLH or CRH more profitable?

CRH has a net margin of 8.86% compared to Marshalls' net margin of 3.18%. CRH's return on equity of 10.85% beat Marshalls' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Marshalls 3.18% 3.79% 2.64% CRH 8.86% 10.85% 6.20%

Which has better earnings & valuation, MSLH or IBST?

Marshalls has higher revenue and earnings than Ibstock. Marshalls is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ibstock, 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 £632.10M 0.65 £21.50M £5.60 28.93 Ibstock £342.88M 0.99 £7.28M £0.80 107.19

Is MSLH or IBST more profitable?

Marshalls has a net margin of 3.18% compared to Ibstock's net margin of -6.67%. Marshalls' return on equity of 3.79% beat Ibstock's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Marshalls 3.18% 3.79% 2.64% Ibstock -6.67% -6.19% 3.33%

Does the media refer more to MSLH or IBST?

In the previous week, Marshalls and Marshalls both had 1 articles in the media. Marshalls' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Ibstock's score of -1.20 indicating that Marshalls is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Marshalls 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ibstock 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative

Marshalls (MSLH) Competitors

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MSLH vs. SRC, BREE, ACA, CRH, and IBST

Should you buy Marshalls stock or one of its competitors? Marshalls's main competitors and comparable companies include SigmaRoc (SRC), Breedon Group (BREE), Acacia Mining (ACA), CRH (CRH), and Ibstock (IBST). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry.

How does Marshalls compare to SigmaRoc?

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

Marshalls presently has a consensus target price of GBX 255.75, indicating a potential upside of 57.87%. SigmaRoc has a consensus target price of GBX 165.33, indicating a potential upside of 27.18%. Given Marshalls' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Marshalls is more favorable than SigmaRoc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marshalls	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
SigmaRoc	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

In the previous week, Marshalls had 1 more articles in the media than SigmaRoc. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Marshalls and 0 mentions for SigmaRoc. Marshalls' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat SigmaRoc's score of 0.00 indicating that Marshalls is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Marshalls	Positive
SigmaRoc	Neutral

Marshalls has a beta of 1.274, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SigmaRoc has a beta of 1.235, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

63.5% of Marshalls shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of SigmaRoc shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Marshalls shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of SigmaRoc 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.

SigmaRoc has a net margin of 7.68% compared to Marshalls' net margin of 3.18%. SigmaRoc's return on equity of 10.11% beat Marshalls' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marshalls	3.18%	3.79%	2.64%
SigmaRoc	7.68%	10.11%	2.05%

Marshalls has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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	£632.10M	0.65	£21.50M	£5.60	28.93
SigmaRoc	£1.04B	1.39	-£226.13M	£6.75	19.26

Summary

Marshalls beats SigmaRoc on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marshalls compare to Breedon Group?

Marshalls (LON:MSLH) and Breedon Group (LON:BREE) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

63.5% of Marshalls shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of Breedon Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Marshalls shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of Breedon Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Marshalls had 1 more articles in the media than Breedon Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Marshalls and 0 mentions for Breedon Group. Marshalls' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Breedon Group's score of 0.75 indicating that Marshalls is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Marshalls	Positive
Breedon Group	Positive

Marshalls has a beta of 1.274, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Breedon Group has a beta of 1.077, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

Marshalls pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Breedon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Marshalls pays out 135.7% 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 63.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Breedon Group has a net margin of 4.66% compared to Marshalls' net margin of 3.18%. Breedon Group's return on equity of 6.73% beat Marshalls' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marshalls	3.18%	3.79%	2.64%
Breedon Group	4.66%	6.73%	4.82%

Marshalls presently has a consensus price target of GBX 255.75, suggesting a potential upside of 57.87%. Breedon Group has a consensus price target of GBX 451.67, suggesting a potential upside of 25.39%. Given Marshalls' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Marshalls is more favorable than Breedon Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marshalls	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Breedon Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marshalls	£632.10M	0.65	£21.50M	£5.60	28.93
Breedon Group	£1.76B	0.71	£96.41M	£23.60	15.26

Summary

Breedon Group beats Marshalls on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marshalls compare to Acacia Mining?

Marshalls (LON:MSLH) and Acacia Mining (LON:ACA) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Marshalls presently has a consensus target price of GBX 255.75, indicating a potential upside of 57.87%. Given Marshalls' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Marshalls is more favorable than Acacia Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marshalls	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Acacia Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Marshalls has a net margin of 3.18% compared to Acacia Mining's net margin of 0.00%. Marshalls' return on equity of 3.79% beat Acacia Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marshalls	3.18%	3.79%	2.64%
Acacia Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A

Marshalls has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Acacia Mining. Acacia Mining 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	£632.10M	0.65	£21.50M	£5.60	28.93
Acacia Mining	£645.41M	0.00	N/A	£0.50	N/A

63.5% of Marshalls shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Marshalls shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Marshalls had 1 more articles in the media than Acacia Mining. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Marshalls and 0 mentions for Acacia Mining. Marshalls' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Acacia Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Marshalls is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Marshalls	Positive
Acacia Mining	Neutral

Summary

Marshalls beats Acacia Mining on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marshalls compare to CRH?

Marshalls (LON:MSLH) and CRH (LON:CRH) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Marshalls has a beta of 1.274, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CRH has a beta of 1.241, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

Marshalls presently has a consensus target price of GBX 255.75, indicating a potential upside of 57.87%. CRH has a consensus target price of £105.22, indicating a potential upside of 9,056.73%. Given CRH's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CRH is more favorable than Marshalls.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marshalls	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
CRH	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

CRH has higher revenue and earnings than Marshalls. CRH 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	£632.10M	0.65	£21.50M	£5.60	28.93
CRH	£38.06B	0.02	£4.69B	£551.00	0.21

In the previous week, Marshalls had 1 more articles in the media than CRH. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Marshalls and 0 mentions for CRH. Marshalls' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat CRH's score of 0.00 indicating that Marshalls is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Marshalls	Positive
CRH	Neutral

Marshalls pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. CRH pays an annual dividend of GBX 148 per share and has a dividend yield of 128.8%. Marshalls pays out 135.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CRH pays out 26.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CRH is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

CRH has a net margin of 8.86% compared to Marshalls' net margin of 3.18%. CRH's return on equity of 10.85% beat Marshalls' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marshalls	3.18%	3.79%	2.64%
CRH	8.86%	10.85%	6.20%

63.5% of Marshalls shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.2% of CRH shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Marshalls shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of CRH shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CRH beats Marshalls on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marshalls compare to Ibstock?

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

63.5% of Marshalls shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of Ibstock shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Marshalls shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Ibstock shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Marshalls pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Ibstock pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Marshalls pays out 135.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ibstock pays out 500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Marshalls is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Marshalls and Marshalls both had 1 articles in the media. Marshalls' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Ibstock's score of -1.20 indicating that Marshalls is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marshalls	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ibstock	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Marshalls presently has a consensus target price of GBX 255.75, suggesting a potential upside of 57.87%. Ibstock has a consensus target price of GBX 113, suggesting a potential upside of 31.78%. Given Marshalls' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Marshalls is more favorable than Ibstock.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marshalls	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Ibstock	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Marshalls has a beta of 1.274, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ibstock has a beta of 0.848, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

Marshalls has higher revenue and earnings than Ibstock. Marshalls is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ibstock, 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	£632.10M	0.65	£21.50M	£5.60	28.93
Ibstock	£342.88M	0.99	£7.28M	£0.80	107.19

Marshalls has a net margin of 3.18% compared to Ibstock's net margin of -6.67%. Marshalls' return on equity of 3.79% beat Ibstock's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marshalls	3.18%	3.79%	2.64%
Ibstock	-6.67%	-6.19%	3.33%

Summary

Marshalls beats Ibstock on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MSLH vs. The Competition

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Metric	Marshalls	Construction Materials Industry	Materials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£409.68M	£8.59B	£5.11B	£2.90B
Dividend Yield	4.11%	2.62%	4.71%	6.14%
P/E Ratio	28.93	17.17	26.55	367.86
Price / Sales	0.65	38.53	4,787.87	83,482.27
Price / Cash	7.82	30.92	27.14	27.89
Price / Book	0.62	1.84	8.96	7.17
Net Income	£21.50M	£632.08M	£154.79M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-4.82%	-0.06%	2.45%	0.36%
1 Month Performance	10.50%	-0.37%	10.04%	3.08%
1 Year Performance	-11.96%	1.50%	47.27%	22.79%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MSLH Marshalls	4.8975 of 5 stars	GBX 162 -0.1%	GBX 255.75 +57.9%	-11.7%	£409.68M	£632.10M	28.93	2,726	Positive News Gap Up
SRC SigmaRoc	N/A	GBX 134.30 +1.1%	GBX 165.33 +23.1%	+5.4%	£1.49B	£1.04B	19.90	2,000
BREE Breedon Group	4.2797 of 5 stars	GBX 350.40 +0.5%	GBX 451.67 +28.9%	-4.3%	£1.22B	£1.76B	14.85	3,900
ACA Acacia Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£959.60M	£645.41M	468.00	5,230	High Trading Volume
CRH CRH	2.9187 of 5 stars	GBX 114.91 +2.1%	£105.22 +9,056.7%	-98.6%	£768.04M	£38.06B	0.21	77,400	News Coverage Gap Up High Trading Volume

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