Mountview Estates (MTVW) Competitors

Mountview Estates (LON:MTVW) and Grainger (LON:GRI) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MTVW or GRI?

2.1% of Mountview Estates shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Grainger shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.7% of Mountview Estates shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Grainger shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate MTVW or GRI?

Grainger has a consensus price target of GBX 317.50, suggesting a potential upside of 69.06%. Given Grainger's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Grainger is more favorable than Mountview Estates.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mountview Estates	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Grainger	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, MTVW or GRI?

Mountview Estates has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grainger has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MTVW or GRI more profitable?

Mountview Estates has a net margin of 21.89% compared to Grainger's net margin of -0.40%. Mountview Estates' return on equity of 4.37% beat Grainger's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mountview Estates	21.89%	4.37%	5.55%
Grainger	-0.40%	-0.06%	2.14%

Is MTVW or GRI a better dividend stock?

Mountview Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Grainger pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Mountview Estates pays out 87.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Grainger pays out 51.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer MTVW or GRI?

In the previous week, Mountview Estates and Mountview Estates both had 1 articles in the media. Mountview Estates' average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Grainger's score of 0.00 indicating that Mountview Estates is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mountview Estates	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Grainger	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MTVW or GRI?

Mountview Estates has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Grainger. Grainger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mountview Estates, 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
Mountview Estates	£72.13M	5.35	£17.02M	£6.03	1,643.15
Grainger	£306.10M	4.53	-£1.11M	£0.15	1,277.55

Summary

Mountview Estates beats Grainger on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.