On the Beach Group (OTB) Competitors

Trainline (LON:TRN) and On the Beach Group (LON:OTB) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TRN or OTB?

On the Beach Group received 262 more outperform votes than Trainline when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.30% of users gave On the Beach Group an outperform vote while only 58.25% of users gave Trainline an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trainline	Outperform Votes 60 58.25%	Underperform Votes 43 41.75%
On the Beach Group	Outperform Votes 322 80.30%	Underperform Votes 79 19.70%

Which has more risk and volatility, TRN or OTB?

Trainline has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, On the Beach Group has a beta of 2.42, indicating that its stock price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TRN or OTB?

Trainline presently has a consensus target price of GBX 457.50, indicating a potential upside of 68.20%. On the Beach Group has a consensus target price of GBX 183.50, indicating a potential downside of 28.04%. Given Trainline's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Trainline is more favorable than On the Beach Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trainline	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
On the Beach Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor TRN or OTB?

In the previous week, Trainline had 1 more articles in the media than On the Beach Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Trainline and 2 mentions for On the Beach Group. On the Beach Group's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Trainline's score of 0.51 indicating that On the Beach Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trainline	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
On the Beach Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TRN or OTB?

Trainline has higher revenue and earnings than On the Beach Group. On the Beach Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trainline, 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
Trainline	£369.87M	3.19	£31.69M	£7.30	37.28
On the Beach Group	£173.07M	2.39	£14.99M	£9.15	27.86

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TRN or OTB?

78.5% of Trainline shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of On the Beach Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Trainline shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of On the Beach Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TRN or OTB more profitable?

On the Beach Group has a net margin of 8.66% compared to Trainline's net margin of 8.57%. Trainline's return on equity of 10.88% beat On the Beach Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trainline	8.57%	10.88%	6.02%
On the Beach Group	8.66%	8.73%	2.35%

Summary

Trainline beats On the Beach Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.