Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (YNGN) Competitors

Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (LON:YNGN) and Mitchells & Butlers (LON:MAB) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk and profitability.

Which has more volatility & risk, YNGN or MAB?

Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mitchells & Butlers has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to YNGN or MAB?

In the previous week, Mitchells & Butlers had 2 more articles in the media than Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Mitchells & Butlers and 0 mentions for Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.. Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.'s average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Mitchells & Butlers' score of 0.56 indicating that Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	Positive
Mitchells & Butlers	Positive

Do analysts rate YNGN or MAB?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Mitchells & Butlers	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer YNGN or MAB?

Mitchells & Butlers received 296 more outperform votes than Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.03% of users gave Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. an outperform vote while only 56.28% of users gave Mitchells & Butlers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	Outperform Votes 206 71.03%	Underperform Votes 84 28.97%
Mitchells & Butlers	Outperform Votes 502 56.28%	Underperform Votes 390 43.72%

Is YNGN or MAB a better dividend stock?

Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Mitchells & Butlers pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. pays out 115.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mitchells & Butlers pays out 106.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in YNGN or MAB?

75.4% of Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.2% of Mitchells & Butlers shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.5% of Mitchells & Butlers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, YNGN or MAB?

Mitchells & Butlers has higher revenue and earnings than Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.. Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mitchells & Butlers, 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
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	£491.53M	0.93	£14.03M	£19.01	32.62
Mitchells & Butlers	£2.60B	0.63	£44.77M	£7.55	36.82

Is YNGN or MAB more profitable?

Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. has a net margin of 2.85% compared to Mitchells & Butlers' net margin of 1.72%. Mitchells & Butlers' return on equity of 1.89% beat Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	2.85%	1.48%	2.99%
Mitchells & Butlers	1.72%	1.89%	3.68%

Summary

Mitchells & Butlers beats Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.