IBST vs. MSLH, SRC, FORT, BREE, TKO, ATYM, ESNT, RSG, PAF, and ADT1
Should you be buying Ibstock stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ibstock include Marshalls (MSLH), SigmaRoc (SRC), Forterra (FORT), Breedon Group (BREE), Taseko Mines (TKO), Atalaya Mining (ATYM), Essentra (ESNT), Resolute Mining (RSG), Pan African Resources (PAF), and Adriatic Metals (ADT1). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Marshalls (LON:MSLH) and Ibstock (LON:IBST) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and community ranking.
In the previous week, Marshalls and Marshalls both had 1 articles in the media. Ibstock's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Marshalls' score of -0.11 indicating that Marshalls is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Marshalls has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ibstock has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Ibstock has a net margin of 5.19% compared to Ibstock's net margin of 2.77%. Marshalls' return on equity of 5.16% beat Ibstock's return on equity.
Marshalls pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Ibstock pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Marshalls pays out 11,428.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ibstock pays out 14,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Marshalls presently has a consensus price target of GBX 420, suggesting a potential upside of 35.48%. Ibstock has a consensus price target of GBX 150, suggesting a potential downside of 2.85%. Given Ibstock's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Marshalls is more favorable than Ibstock.
82.9% of Marshalls shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of Ibstock shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Marshalls shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Ibstock shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Ibstock has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Marshalls. Ibstock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marshalls, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ibstock received 75 more outperform votes than Marshalls when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.94% of users gave Ibstock an outperform vote while only 62.75% of users gave Marshalls an outperform vote.
Summary
Ibstock beats Marshalls on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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