Facilities by ADF (ADF) Competitors

Springfield Properties (LON:SPR) and Facilities by ADF (LON:ADF) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Is SPR or ADF a better dividend stock?

Springfield Properties pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Facilities by ADF pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Springfield Properties pays out 15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Facilities by ADF pays out -35.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Facilities by ADF is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is SPR or ADF more profitable?

Springfield Properties has a net margin of 2.83% compared to Facilities by ADF's net margin of -8.37%. Springfield Properties' return on equity of 4.88% beat Facilities by ADF's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Springfield Properties	2.83%	4.88%	3.53%
Facilities by ADF	-8.37%	-9.70%	-1.31%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SPR or ADF?

10.7% of Springfield Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of Facilities by ADF shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.2% of Springfield Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of Facilities by ADF 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SPR or ADF?

Springfield Properties received 14 more outperform votes than Facilities by ADF when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 37.84% of users gave Springfield Properties an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Facilities by ADF an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Springfield Properties	Outperform Votes 14 37.84%	Underperform Votes 23 62.16%
Facilities by ADF	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 2 100.00%

Which has more risk & volatility, SPR or ADF?

Springfield Properties has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Facilities by ADF has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, SPR or ADF?

Springfield Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Facilities by ADF. Facilities by ADF is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Springfield Properties, 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
Springfield Properties	£267.18M	0.42	£7.57M	£6.37	14.77
Facilities by ADF	£38.78M	0.82	-£3.25M	-£2.83	-10.10

Does the media refer more to SPR or ADF?

In the previous week, Springfield Properties had 4 more articles in the media than Facilities by ADF. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Springfield Properties and 0 mentions for Facilities by ADF. Facilities by ADF's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Springfield Properties' score of -0.30 indicating that Facilities by ADF is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Springfield Properties	Neutral
Facilities by ADF	Neutral

Summary

Springfield Properties beats Facilities by ADF on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.