Arcontech Group (ARC) Competitors

Staffline Group (LON:STAF) and Arcontech Group (LON:ARC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor STAF or ARC?

Staffline Group received 104 more outperform votes than Arcontech Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.51% of users gave Staffline Group an outperform vote while only 62.17% of users gave Arcontech Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Staffline Group	Outperform Votes 293 77.51%	Underperform Votes 85 22.49%
Arcontech Group	Outperform Votes 189 62.17%	Underperform Votes 115 37.83%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, STAF or ARC?

Arcontech Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Staffline Group. Staffline Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arcontech 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
Staffline Group	£896.86M	0.05	-£18.31M	-£14.56	-2.23
Arcontech Group	£2.97M	3.61	£1.09M	£7.77	10.07

Do insiders & institutionals believe in STAF or ARC?

36.9% of Staffline Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.9% of Arcontech Group shares are held by institutional investors. 52.0% of Staffline Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 54.5% of Arcontech Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is STAF or ARC more profitable?

Arcontech Group has a net margin of 36.69% compared to Staffline Group's net margin of -2.04%. Arcontech Group's return on equity of 13.37% beat Staffline Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Staffline Group	-2.04%	-42.09%	2.83%
Arcontech Group	36.69%	13.37%	5.55%

Is STAF or ARC a better dividend stock?

Staffline Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 25 per share and has a dividend yield of 77.1%. Arcontech Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Staffline Group pays out -171.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arcontech Group pays out 51.5% 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. Staffline Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, STAF or ARC?

Staffline Group has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcontech Group has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to STAF or ARC?

In the previous week, Arcontech Group had 1 more articles in the media than Staffline Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Arcontech Group and 0 mentions for Staffline Group. Arcontech Group's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Staffline Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Arcontech Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Staffline Group	Neutral
Arcontech Group	Positive

Summary

Arcontech Group beats Staffline Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.