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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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

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%

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Peel Hotels Neutral
Safestay Neutral

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£21.88M0.40-£623.38K-£0.80N/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 is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Safestay beats Peel Hotels on 5 of the 9 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 superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

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

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£21.88M0.40-£623.38K-£0.80N/A
Barkby GroupN/AN/AN/A-£0.06N/A

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Safestay Neutral
Barkby Group Neutral

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Safestay beats Barkby Group on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Safestay compare to Action Hotels?

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

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Action Hotels Neutral
Safestay Neutral

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, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Action HotelsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Safestay£21.88M0.40-£623.38K-£0.80N/A

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
Action HotelsN/A N/A N/A
Safestay -2.21%-1.56%2.22%

Summary

Safestay beats Action Hotels on 5 of the 7 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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

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 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£2.92B1.35£234.46M£122.4019.25
Safestay£21.88M0.40-£623.38K-£0.80N/A

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

In the previous week, Safestay had 1 more articles in the media than Whitbread. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Safestay and 0 mentions for Whitbread. Safestay's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Whitbread's score of -0.90 indicating that Safestay is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Whitbread Negative
Safestay Neutral

Whitbread presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,968.33, indicating a potential upside of 25.95%. Given Whitbread's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57
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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Safestay shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Safestay had 1 more articles in the media than Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Safestay and 0 mentions for Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc. Safestay's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Safestay Neutral
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc Neutral

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£21.88M0.40-£623.38K-£0.80N/A
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc£992M0.00N/A£11.30N/A

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

Summary

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc beats Safestay on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SSTY vs. The Competition

MetricSafestayLodging IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£8.77M£2.66B£3.93B£2.74B
Dividend Yield0.49%2.18%3.47%6.16%
P/E Ratio-16.8814.2978.18366.44
Price / Sales0.4068.33307.4887,084.52
Price / Cash1.859.9830.8027.85
Price / Book0.161.203.257.61
Net Income-£623.38K£236.80M£249.12M£5.89B
7 Day Performance5.88%-0.42%-0.99%-0.95%
1 Month Performance9.76%2.18%0.42%1.56%
1 Year Performance-37.21%-4.19%0.30%72.41%

Safestay Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SSTY
Safestay
N/AGBX 13.50
flat
N/A-37.2%£8.77M£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
3.6247 of 5 stars
GBX 2,353
-1.1%
GBX 2,968.33
+26.2%
-17.2%£3.93B£2.92B19.2239,000

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This page (LON:SSTY) was last updated on 6/8/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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