Mountview Estates (MTVW) Competitors

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

Is MTVW or SVS more profitable?

Mountview Estates has a net margin of 21.89% compared to Savills' net margin of 1.93%. Savills' return on equity of 6.17% beat Mountview Estates' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mountview Estates	21.89%	4.37%	5.55%
Savills	1.93%	6.17%	2.01%

Does the media refer more to MTVW or SVS?

In the previous week, Savills had 6 more articles in the media than Mountview Estates. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Savills and 1 mentions for Mountview Estates. Mountview Estates' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Savills' score of 0.02 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)	Positive
Savills	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is MTVW or SVS a better dividend stock?

Mountview Estates pays an annual dividend of GBX 550 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Savills pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Mountview Estates pays out 120.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Savills pays out 64.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more volatility & risk, MTVW or SVS?

Mountview Estates has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Savills has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

7.9% of Mountview Estates shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of Savills shares are held by institutional investors. 73.3% of Mountview Estates shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Savills shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MTVW or SVS?

Savills has higher revenue and earnings than Mountview Estates. Mountview Estates is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Savills, 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	£77.73M	4.77	£17.02M	£456.22	21.32
Savills	£2.29B	0.57	£44.22M	£32.65	29.50

Summary

Savills beats Mountview Estates on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.