Altitude Group (ALT) Competitors

Altitude Group (LON:ALT) and Pharos Energy (LON:PHAR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, ALT or PHAR?

Altitude Group has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pharos Energy has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ALT or PHAR?

In the previous week, Pharos Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Altitude Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Pharos Energy and 4 mentions for Altitude Group. Pharos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Altitude Group's score of 0.05 indicating that Pharos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Altitude Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pharos Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ALT or PHAR?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Altitude Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Pharos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ALT or PHAR?

Altitude Group received 125 more outperform votes than Pharos Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.33% of users gave Pharos Energy an outperform vote while only 65.63% of users gave Altitude Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Altitude Group	Outperform Votes 147 65.63%	Underperform Votes 77 34.38%
Pharos Energy	Outperform Votes 22 73.33%	Underperform Votes 8 26.67%

Which has better valuation & earnings, ALT or PHAR?

Altitude Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pharos Energy. Pharos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Altitude Group, 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
Altitude Group	£24.01M	1.01	N/A	£0.01	3,350.00
Pharos Energy	£137.60M	0.66	-£19.20M	-£0.03	-736.67

Is ALT or PHAR more profitable?

Altitude Group has a net margin of 2.90% compared to Pharos Energy's net margin of -13.95%. Altitude Group's return on equity of 6.94% beat Pharos Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Altitude Group	2.90%	6.94%	1.65%
Pharos Energy	-13.95%	-6.45%	0.28%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ALT or PHAR?

17.4% of Altitude Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Pharos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.5% of Altitude Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 51.3% of Pharos Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Altitude Group beats Pharos Energy on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.