AB Dynamics (ABDP) Competitors

TI Fluid Systems (LON:TIFS) and AB Dynamics (LON:ABDP) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, community ranking, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TIFS or ABDP?

AB Dynamics received 32 more outperform votes than TI Fluid Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.40% of users gave AB Dynamics an outperform vote while only 67.15% of users gave TI Fluid Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TI Fluid Systems	Outperform Votes 139 67.15%	Underperform Votes 68 32.85%
AB Dynamics	Outperform Votes 171 68.40%	Underperform Votes 79 31.60%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TIFS or ABDP?

TI Fluid Systems has higher revenue and earnings than AB Dynamics. TI Fluid Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AB Dynamics, 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
TI Fluid Systems	£2.00B	0.59	£52.02M	£7.34	26.96
AB Dynamics	£104.48M	4.11	£13.69M	£59.18	31.51

Do analysts rate TIFS or ABDP?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TI Fluid Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
AB Dynamics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to TIFS or ABDP?

In the previous week, AB Dynamics had 3 more articles in the media than TI Fluid Systems. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for AB Dynamics and 1 mentions for TI Fluid Systems. AB Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat TI Fluid Systems' score of 0.29 indicating that AB Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TI Fluid Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AB Dynamics	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TIFS or ABDP?

75.0% of TI Fluid Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.9% of AB Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.6% of TI Fluid Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.0% of AB Dynamics shares are owned by company insiders. 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 TIFS or ABDP more profitable?

AB Dynamics has a net margin of 13.10% compared to TI Fluid Systems' net margin of 2.61%. TI Fluid Systems' return on equity of 13.45% beat AB Dynamics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TI Fluid Systems	2.61%	13.45%	4.41%
AB Dynamics	13.10%	10.55%	3.80%

Which has more volatility & risk, TIFS or ABDP?

TI Fluid Systems has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AB Dynamics has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TIFS or ABDP a better dividend stock?

TI Fluid Systems pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. AB Dynamics pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. TI Fluid Systems pays out 81.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AB Dynamics pays out 11.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

AB Dynamics beats TI Fluid Systems on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.