Brambles - BXBLY Competitors

Brambles (OTCMKTS:BXBLY) and Disco (OTCMKTS:DSCSY) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Do analysts rate BXBLY or DSCSY?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brambles	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Disco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BXBLY or DSCSY?

Disco received 17 more outperform votes than Brambles when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.48% of users gave Disco an outperform vote while only 54.81% of users gave Brambles an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brambles	Outperform Votes 74 54.81%	Underperform Votes 61 45.19%
Disco	Outperform Votes 91 59.48%	Underperform Votes 62 40.52%

Is BXBLY or DSCSY more profitable?

Disco has a net margin of 27.97% compared to Brambles' net margin of 0.00%. Disco's return on equity of 24.50% beat Brambles' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brambles	N/A	N/A	N/A
Disco	27.97%	24.50%	18.00%

Does the media prefer BXBLY or DSCSY?

In the previous week, Disco had 1 more articles in the media than Brambles. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Disco and 2 mentions for Brambles. Disco's average media sentiment score of 0.11 beat Brambles' score of -0.73 indicating that Disco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brambles	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Disco	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BXBLY or DSCSY?

0.1% of Brambles shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BXBLY or DSCSY a better dividend stock?

Brambles pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Disco pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Disco pays out 17.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BXBLY or DSCSY?

Brambles has higher revenue and earnings than Disco.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brambles	$5.56 billion	2.25	$593.30 million	N/A	N/A
Disco	$2.26 billion	5.37	$589.23 million	$3.32	20.27

Which has more volatility and risk, BXBLY or DSCSY?

Brambles has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Disco has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Disco beats Brambles on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.