N Brown Group (LON:BWNG) and Mothercare (LON:MTC) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for N Brown Group and Mothercare, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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N Brown Group | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
Mothercare | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
N Brown Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 60, indicating a potential downside of 11.63%. Given N Brown Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe N Brown Group is more favorable than Mothercare.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares N Brown Group and Mothercare's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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N Brown Group | £782 million | 0.40 | N/A | GBX 9 | 7.61 |
Mothercare | £107.10 million | 0.94 | N/A | GBX 5.30 | 3.39 |
Mothercare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than N Brown Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares N Brown Group and Mothercare's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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N Brown Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Mothercare | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
N Brown Group beats Mothercare on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.