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SSTY vs. PHO, BARK, AHCG, WTB, and MLC

Should you buy Safestay stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Safestay with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Safestay include Peel Hotels (PHO), Barkby Group (BARK), Action Hotels (AHCG), Whitbread (WTB), and Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc (MLC). These companies are all part of the "lodging" industry.

How does Safestay compare to Peel Hotels?

Peel Hotels (LON:PHO) and Safestay (LON:SSTY) are both small-cap lodging industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability.

In the previous week, Safestay had 3 more articles in the media than Peel Hotels. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Safestay and 0 mentions for Peel Hotels. Safestay's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Peel Hotels' score of 0.00 indicating that Safestay is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Peel Hotels Neutral
Safestay Positive

Peel Hotels has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Safestay. Safestay is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peel Hotels, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Peel Hotels£15.59M0.00N/A£1.50N/A
Safestay£21.88M0.37-£623.38K-£0.80N/A

6.4% of Safestay shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Safestay shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Peel Hotels has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Safestay's net margin of -2.21%. Peel Hotels' return on equity of 0.00% beat Safestay's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Peel HotelsN/A N/A N/A
Safestay -2.21%-1.56%2.22%

Summary

Safestay beats Peel Hotels on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Safestay compare to Barkby Group?

Safestay (LON:SSTY) and Barkby Group (LON:BARK) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Barkby Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Safestay. Safestay is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barkby Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Safestay£21.88M0.37-£623.38K-£0.80N/A
Barkby GroupN/AN/AN/A-£0.06N/A

Barkby Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Safestay's net margin of -2.21%. Barkby Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Safestay's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Safestay-2.21% -1.56% 2.22%
Barkby Group N/A N/A N/A

6.4% of Safestay shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.8% of Barkby Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Safestay shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 69.2% of Barkby Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Safestay had 3 more articles in the media than Barkby Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Safestay and 0 mentions for Barkby Group. Safestay's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Barkby Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Safestay is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Safestay Positive
Barkby Group Neutral

Summary

Safestay beats Barkby Group on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Safestay compare to Action Hotels?

Safestay (LON:SSTY) and Action Hotels (LON:AHCG) are both lodging industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Action Hotels has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Safestay's net margin of -2.21%. Action Hotels' return on equity of 0.00% beat Safestay's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Safestay-2.21% -1.56% 2.22%
Action Hotels N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Safestay had 3 more articles in the media than Action Hotels. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Safestay and 0 mentions for Action Hotels. Safestay's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Action Hotels' score of 0.00 indicating that Safestay is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Safestay Positive
Action Hotels Neutral

Action Hotels has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Safestay.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Safestay£21.88M0.37-£623.38K-£0.80N/A
Action HotelsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

6.4% of Safestay shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Safestay shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Safestay beats Action Hotels on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Safestay compare to Whitbread?

Whitbread (LON:WTB) and Safestay (LON:SSTY) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Whitbread has higher revenue and earnings than Safestay. Safestay is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Whitbread, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Whitbread£2.92B1.38£234.46M£122.4019.64
Safestay£21.88M0.37-£623.38K-£0.80N/A

Whitbread has a beta of 0.649, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Safestay has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Safestay had 2 more articles in the media than Whitbread. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Safestay and 1 mentions for Whitbread. Safestay's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Whitbread's score of 0.00 indicating that Safestay is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Whitbread
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Safestay
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Whitbread has a net margin of 7.29% compared to Safestay's net margin of -2.21%. Whitbread's return on equity of 6.73% beat Safestay's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Whitbread7.29% 6.73% 4.28%
Safestay -2.21%-1.56%2.22%

Whitbread presently has a consensus price target of GBX 6,523.13, suggesting a potential upside of 171.34%. Given Whitbread's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Whitbread is more favorable than Safestay.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Whitbread
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63
Safestay
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

55.1% of Whitbread shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of Safestay shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Whitbread shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Safestay shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Whitbread beats Safestay on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Safestay compare to Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc?

Safestay (LON:SSTY) and Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc (LON:MLC) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Safestay's net margin of -2.21%. Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc's return on equity of 0.00% beat Safestay's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Safestay-2.21% -1.56% 2.22%
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc N/A N/A N/A

6.4% of Safestay shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Safestay shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc has higher revenue and earnings than Safestay. Safestay is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Safestay£21.88M0.37-£623.38K-£0.80N/A
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc£992M0.00N/A£11.30N/A

In the previous week, Safestay had 3 more articles in the media than Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Safestay and 0 mentions for Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc. Safestay's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc's score of 0.00 indicating that Safestay is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Safestay Positive
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc Neutral

Summary

Safestay and Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SSTY vs. The Competition

MetricSafestayLodging IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£8M£2.82B£3.87B£2.78B
Dividend Yield0.49%3.44%3.48%6.14%
P/E Ratio-15.4013.4178.75366.56
Price / Sales0.3765.77324.1485,983.13
Price / Cash1.8510.1330.8027.87
Price / Book0.151.203.457.77
Net Income-£623.38K£236.80M£249.12M£5.89B
7 Day Performance0.16%0.44%0.35%-0.97%
1 Month Performance-3.37%0.09%-0.76%-1.70%
1 Year Performance-46.92%-3.29%-0.92%65.61%

Safestay Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SSTY
Safestay
N/AGBX 12.32
-17.9%
N/A-35.4%£8M£21.88MN/A226
PHO
Peel Hotels
N/AN/AN/AN/A£7.01M£15.59M33.33426
BARK
Barkby Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£5.17MN/AN/A2,021
AHCG
Action Hotels
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/AN/AN/A
WTB
Whitbread
3.7775 of 5 stars
GBX 2,436
-3.6%
GBX 6,523.13
+167.8%
-13.9%£4.07B£2.92B19.9039,000

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This page (LON:SSTY) was last updated on 6/29/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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