Artisanal Spirits (ART) Competitors

Artisanal Spirits (LON:ART) and Gusbourne (LON:GUS) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is ART or GUS more profitable?

Artisanal Spirits has a net margin of -14.52% compared to Gusbourne's net margin of -49.75%. Artisanal Spirits' return on equity of -19.51% beat Gusbourne's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Artisanal Spirits	-14.52%	-19.51%	-1.38%
Gusbourne	-49.75%	-33.54%	-2.99%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ART or GUS?

Artisanal Spirits has higher revenue and earnings than Gusbourne. Gusbourne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Artisanal Spirits, 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
Artisanal Spirits	£23.37M	0.00	-£3.39M	-£0.05	N/A
Gusbourne	£6.96M	4.68	-£3.46M	-£0.06	-891.67

Do analysts prefer ART or GUS?

Given Artisanal Spirits' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Artisanal Spirits is more favorable than Gusbourne.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Artisanal Spirits	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Gusbourne	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ART or GUS?

Gusbourne received 52 more outperform votes than Artisanal Spirits when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Artisanal Spirits	N/A	N/A
Gusbourne	Outperform Votes 52 61.90%	Underperform Votes 32 38.10%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ART or GUS?

18.1% of Artisanal Spirits shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.3% of Gusbourne shares are owned by institutional investors. 66.8% of Artisanal Spirits shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 84.6% of Gusbourne shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to ART or GUS?

In the previous week, Artisanal Spirits had 8 more articles in the media than Gusbourne. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Artisanal Spirits and 1 mentions for Gusbourne. Artisanal Spirits' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Gusbourne's score of 0.00 indicating that Artisanal Spirits is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Artisanal Spirits	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gusbourne	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, ART or GUS?

Artisanal Spirits has a beta of -0.11, indicating that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gusbourne has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Artisanal Spirits beats Gusbourne on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.