Mulberry Group (MUL) Competitors

Pittards (LON:PTD) and Mulberry Group (LON:MUL) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, community ranking and earnings.

Does the media prefer PTD or MUL?

In the previous week, Mulberry Group had 1 more articles in the media than Pittards. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Mulberry Group and 0 mentions for Pittards. Pittards' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Mulberry Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pittards	Neutral
Mulberry Group	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PTD or MUL?

Mulberry Group received 68 more outperform votes than Pittards when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.08% of users gave Pittards an outperform vote while only 62.55% of users gave Mulberry Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pittards	Outperform Votes 89 70.08%	Underperform Votes 38 29.92%
Mulberry Group	Outperform Votes 157 62.55%	Underperform Votes 94 37.45%

Is PTD or MUL a better dividend stock?

Pittards pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share. Mulberry Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Pittards pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mulberry Group pays out -1.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mulberry Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PTD or MUL?

Pittards has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mulberry Group. Mulberry Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pittards, 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
Pittards	£20.37M	0.00	N/A	£0.03	N/A
Mulberry Group	£179.35M	0.33	-£39.32M	-£56.12	-1.51

Is PTD or MUL more profitable?

Pittards has a net margin of 1.97% compared to Mulberry Group's net margin of -21.92%. Pittards' return on equity of 3.08% beat Mulberry Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pittards	1.97%	3.08%	2.32%
Mulberry Group	-21.92%	-117.82%	-8.70%

Which has more volatility & risk, PTD or MUL?

Pittards has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mulberry Group has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PTD or MUL?

30.0% of Pittards shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Mulberry Group shares are held by institutional investors. 68.6% of Pittards shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 91.1% of Mulberry Group 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.

Summary

Pittards and Mulberry Group tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.