The Alumasc Group (ALU) Competitors

Norcros (LON:NXR) and The Alumasc Group (LON:ALU) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NXR or ALU?

68.2% of Norcros shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.8% of The Alumasc Group shares are held by institutional investors. 11.0% of Norcros shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 47.2% of The Alumasc Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, NXR or ALU?

Norcros has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Alumasc Group has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate NXR or ALU?

Norcros presently has a consensus price target of GBX 320, indicating a potential upside of 18.96%. Given Norcros' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Norcros is more favorable than The Alumasc Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Norcros	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
The Alumasc Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is NXR or ALU more profitable?

The Alumasc Group has a net margin of 8.69% compared to Norcros' net margin of 6.84%. The Alumasc Group's return on equity of 29.51% beat Norcros' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Norcros	6.84%	12.38%	6.15%
The Alumasc Group	8.69%	29.51%	11.16%

Does the media favor NXR or ALU?

In the previous week, Norcros had 1 more articles in the media than The Alumasc Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Norcros and 0 mentions for The Alumasc Group. The Alumasc Group's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Norcros' score of 0.75 indicating that The Alumasc Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Norcros	Positive
The Alumasc Group	Very Positive

Is NXR or ALU a better dividend stock?

Norcros pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. The Alumasc Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Norcros pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Alumasc Group pays out 4,583.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Norcros is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NXR or ALU?

The Alumasc Group received 162 more outperform votes than Norcros when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 86.26% of users gave Norcros an outperform vote while only 82.92% of users gave The Alumasc Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Norcros	Outperform Votes 270 86.26%	Underperform Votes 43 13.74%
The Alumasc Group	Outperform Votes 432 82.92%	Underperform Votes 89 17.08%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NXR or ALU?

Norcros has higher revenue and earnings than The Alumasc Group. Norcros is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Alumasc 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
Norcros	£392.10M	0.61	£26.80M	£0.30	896.67
The Alumasc Group	£100.72M	1.10	£8.75M	£0.24	1,281.25

Summary

Norcros beats The Alumasc Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.