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

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MAB or YNGN?

Mitchells & Butlers received 295 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 56.23% of users gave Mitchells & Butlers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mitchells & Butlers	Outperform Votes 501 56.23%	Underperform Votes 390 43.77%
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	Outperform Votes 206 71.03%	Underperform Votes 84 28.97%

Is MAB or YNGN a better dividend stock?

Mitchells & Butlers pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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. 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.

Does the media favor MAB or YNGN?

In the previous week, Mitchells & Butlers had 3 more articles in the media than Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Mitchells & Butlers and 1 mentions for Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.. Mitchells & Butlers' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.'s score of 0.00 indicating that Mitchells & Butlers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mitchells & Butlers	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, MAB or YNGN?

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MAB or YNGN?

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
Mitchells & Butlers	£2.60B	0.58	£44.77M	£7.55	33.89
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	£491.53M	0.90	£14.03M	£19.01	31.47

Is MAB or YNGN 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
Mitchells & Butlers	1.72%	1.89%	3.68%
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	2.85%	1.48%	2.99%

Do analysts prefer MAB or YNGN?

Mitchells & Butlers presently has a consensus target price of GBX 340, indicating a potential upside of 32.86%. Given Mitchells & Butlers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mitchells & Butlers is more favorable than Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mitchells & Butlers	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MAB or YNGN?

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

Summary

Mitchells & Butlers beats Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.