Marcus (MCS) Competitors

Marcus (NYSE:MCS) and Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and community ranking.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MCS or ABNB?

Airbnb has higher revenue and earnings than Marcus. Marcus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Airbnb, 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
Marcus	$745.78M	0.70	$14.79M	-$0.42	-39.61
Airbnb	$11.23B	7.11	$2.65B	$3.96	32.20

Is MCS or ABNB more profitable?

Airbnb has a net margin of 23.85% compared to Marcus' net margin of -1.44%. Airbnb's return on equity of 32.29% beat Marcus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marcus	-1.44%	1.39%	0.61%
Airbnb	23.85%	32.29%	11.27%

Do analysts prefer MCS or ABNB?

Marcus currently has a consensus target price of $24.67, suggesting a potential upside of 48.27%. Airbnb has a consensus target price of $141.43, suggesting a potential upside of 10.91%. Given Marcus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Marcus is more favorable than Airbnb.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marcus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Airbnb	4 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.37

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MCS or ABNB?

81.6% of Marcus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Airbnb shares are held by institutional investors. 15.8% of Marcus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of Airbnb 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 more risk & volatility, MCS or ABNB?

Marcus has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airbnb has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MCS or ABNB?

Marcus received 268 more outperform votes than Airbnb when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.34% of users gave Marcus an outperform vote while only 37.19% of users gave Airbnb an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Marcus	Outperform Votes 448 71.34%	Underperform Votes 180 28.66%
Airbnb	Outperform Votes 180 37.19%	Underperform Votes 304 62.81%

Does the media refer more to MCS or ABNB?

In the previous week, Airbnb had 36 more articles in the media than Marcus. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Airbnb and 10 mentions for Marcus. Airbnb's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Marcus' score of 0.60 indicating that Airbnb is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marcus	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Airbnb	27 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Airbnb beats Marcus on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.