STCM vs. MBH, ECOB, CRH, PLP, SRC, BREE, IBST, MSLH, FORT, and MKA
Should you be buying Steppe Cement stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Steppe Cement include Michelmersh Brick (MBH), Eco Buildings Group (ECOB), CRH (CRH), Genuit Group (PLP), SigmaRoc (SRC), Breedon Group (BREE), Ibstock (IBST), Marshalls (MSLH), Forterra (FORT), and Mkango Resources (MKA). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Steppe Cement vs. Its Competitors
Steppe Cement (LON:STCM) and Michelmersh Brick (LON:MBH) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Michelmersh Brick has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Steppe Cement. Steppe Cement is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Michelmersh Brick, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Michelmersh Brick had 2 more articles in the media than Steppe Cement. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Michelmersh Brick and 0 mentions for Steppe Cement. Michelmersh Brick's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Steppe Cement's score of 0.00 indicating that Michelmersh Brick is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
3.9% of Steppe Cement shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.4% of Michelmersh Brick shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Steppe Cement shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.5% of Michelmersh Brick shares are held 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.
Michelmersh Brick has a net margin of 11.46% compared to Steppe Cement's net margin of 1.22%. Michelmersh Brick's return on equity of 8.82% beat Steppe Cement's return on equity.
Michelmersh Brick has a consensus target price of GBX 156.67, suggesting a potential upside of 65.78%. Given Michelmersh Brick's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Michelmersh Brick is more favorable than Steppe Cement.
Steppe Cement has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Michelmersh Brick has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Michelmersh Brick beats Steppe Cement on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:STCM) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
