Mothercare (MTC) Competitors GBX 4.40 +0.60 (+15.79%) (As of 12/4/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider Trades MTC vs. APP, SLE, INSE, VNET, CTG, SMRT, ADAM, INTU, INFA, and RTCShould you be buying Mothercare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mothercare include Appreciate Group (APP), San Leon Energy (SLE), Inspired (INSE), Vianet Group (VNET), Christie Group (CTG), Smartspace Software (SMRT), Jade Road Investments (ADAM), Intu Properties (INTU), InfraStrata (INFA), and RTC Group (RTC). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Mothercare vs. Appreciate Group San Leon Energy Inspired Vianet Group Christie Group Smartspace Software Jade Road Investments Intu Properties InfraStrata RTC Group Appreciate Group (LON:APP) and Mothercare (LON:MTC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and earnings. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of APP or MTC? 76.8% of Appreciate Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.3% of Mothercare shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Appreciate Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.6% of Mothercare shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to APP or MTC? In the previous week, Mothercare had 3 more articles in the media than Appreciate Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Mothercare and 0 mentions for Appreciate Group. Appreciate Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Mothercare's score of -0.33 indicating that Appreciate Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Appreciate Group Neutral Mothercare Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor APP or MTC? Mothercare received 377 more outperform votes than Appreciate Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.35% of users gave Appreciate Group an outperform vote while only 62.66% of users gave Mothercare an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAppreciate GroupOutperform Votes1482.35% Underperform Votes317.65%MothercareOutperform Votes39162.66% Underperform Votes23337.34% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, APP or MTC? Appreciate Group has higher revenue and earnings than Mothercare. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAppreciate Group£120.97M0.65£5.78M£0.031,406.67Mothercare£63.60M0.39£1.20MN/AN/A Which has more risk & volatility, APP or MTC? Appreciate Group has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mothercare has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is APP or MTC more profitable? Appreciate Group has a net margin of 4.77% compared to Mothercare's net margin of 1.89%. Appreciate Group's return on equity of 42.06% beat Mothercare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Appreciate Group4.77% 42.06% 2.45% Mothercare 1.89%N/A 16.19% SummaryAppreciate Group beats Mothercare on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MTC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMothercareSpecialty Retail IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£24.81M£3.07B£2.45B£1.41BDividend Yield1.18%3.42%4.22%11.94%P/E Ratio223.00448.55390.841,539.05Price / Sales0.3938.39355.28392,710.40Price / Cash4.8011.7426.7632.78Price / Book-2.2013.353.192.95Net Income£1.20M£230.74M£274.42M£130.48M7 Day Performance10.00%0.59%0.91%9.82%1 Month Performance-2.65%-3.57%-0.83%9.83%1 Year Performance-22.94%92.91%13.50%107.79% Mothercare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTCMothercareN/AGBX 4.40+15.8%N/A-19.9%£24.81M£63.60M223.00149Gap DownAPPAppreciate GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£79.19M£120.97M1,406.671,710SLESan Leon EnergyN/AN/AN/AN/A£74.24M£5.86M412.50100INSEInspiredN/AGBX 41+18.8%N/A-33.1%£43.16M£99.15M4,100.001,600Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeVNETVianet GroupN/AGBX 96.25-6.1%N/A+32.3%£28.34M£15.18M3,421.673,220Dividend CutNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCTGChristie GroupN/AGBX 105.77-1.6%N/A+13.2%£28.06M£68.04M-813.623,450SMRTSmartspace SoftwareN/AGBX 90flatN/AN/A£26.05M£5.43M-1,500.00640ADAMJade Road InvestmentsN/AGBX 24.50flatN/A+0.0%£25.17MN/A-7.21N/AINTUIntu PropertiesN/AGBX 1.78-54.6%N/A+0.0%£24.07M£548.50M-0.0117,300Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeINFAInfraStrataN/AGBX 18.13-1.0%N/A+0.0%£22.06M£6.13M-0.755,500RTCRTC GroupN/AGBX 105flatN/A+84.4%£15.35M£102.26M750.00361 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APP Competitors SLE Competitors INSE Competitors VNET Competitors CTG Competitors SMRT Competitors ADAM Competitors INTU Competitors INFA Competitors RTC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:MTC) was last updated on 12/5/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredLock in this share price before 12/5When the team that built Zillow into a $16B real estate leader launches a new company, it’s worth paying atten...Pacaso | SponsoredWaveBot: The Automated Trading Tool for This Bull MarketThe 4th quarter of 2024 is shaping up to be one of the most explosive periods for crypto in recent memory. 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