Steppe Cement (STCM) Competitors

Steppe Cement (LON:STCM) and Michelmersh Brick (LON:MBH) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in STCM or MBH?

Michelmersh Brick received 35 more outperform votes than Steppe Cement when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.74% of users gave Steppe Cement an outperform vote while only 72.61% of users gave Michelmersh Brick an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Steppe Cement	Outperform Votes 132 73.74%	Underperform Votes 47 26.26%
Michelmersh Brick	Outperform Votes 167 72.61%	Underperform Votes 63 27.39%

Is STCM or MBH a better dividend stock?

Steppe Cement pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Michelmersh Brick pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Steppe Cement pays out 565.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Michelmersh Brick pays out 56.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more risk & volatility, STCM or MBH?

Steppe Cement has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Michelmersh Brick has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is STCM or MBH more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Steppe Cement	1.22%	1.48%	-0.22%
Michelmersh Brick	11.46%	8.82%	5.16%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, STCM or MBH?

Michelmersh Brick has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Steppe Cement. Michelmersh Brick is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Steppe Cement, 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
Steppe Cement	£99.20M	0.51	£1.21M	£0.35	51.95
Michelmersh Brick	£70.21M	1.35	£8.05M	£8.79	11.70

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in STCM or MBH?

17.8% of Steppe Cement shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.1% of Michelmersh Brick shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.2% of Steppe Cement shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.2% of Michelmersh Brick shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor STCM or MBH?

In the previous week, Michelmersh Brick had 1 more articles in the media than Steppe Cement. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Michelmersh Brick and 0 mentions for Steppe Cement. Michelmersh Brick's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Steppe Cement's score of 0.00 indicating that Michelmersh Brick is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Steppe Cement	Neutral
Michelmersh Brick	Positive

Do analysts prefer STCM or MBH?

Michelmersh Brick has a consensus price target of GBX 166.67, indicating a potential upside of 61.97%. Given Michelmersh Brick's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Michelmersh Brick is more favorable than Steppe Cement.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Steppe Cement	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Michelmersh Brick	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Michelmersh Brick beats Steppe Cement on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.