Andrews Sykes Group (ASY) Competitors

Andrews Sykes Group (LON:ASY) and Zigup (LON:ZIG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ASY or ZIG?

85.4% of Zigup shares are held by institutional investors. 91.7% of Andrews Sykes Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Zigup shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer ASY or ZIG?

In the previous week, Zigup had 3 more articles in the media than Andrews Sykes Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Zigup and 1 mentions for Andrews Sykes Group. Andrews Sykes Group's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Zigup's score of 0.29 indicating that Andrews Sykes Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Andrews Sykes Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zigup	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, ASY or ZIG?

Zigup has higher revenue and earnings than Andrews Sykes Group. Zigup is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Andrews Sykes 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
Andrews Sykes Group	£78.35M	2.87	£17.31M	£41.29	13.02
Zigup	£1.82B	0.41	£123.98M	£55.94	6.06

Do analysts recommend ASY or ZIG?

Zigup has a consensus target price of GBX 390, indicating a potential upside of 15.04%. Given Zigup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Zigup is more favorable than Andrews Sykes Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Andrews Sykes Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Zigup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility and risk, ASY or ZIG?

Andrews Sykes Group has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zigup has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ASY or ZIG a better dividend stock?

Andrews Sykes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Zigup pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Andrews Sykes Group pays out 63.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Zigup pays out 46.5% 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. Zigup is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is ASY or ZIG more profitable?

Andrews Sykes Group has a net margin of 22.10% compared to Zigup's net margin of 6.82%. Andrews Sykes Group's return on equity of 42.18% beat Zigup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Andrews Sykes Group	22.10%	42.18%	16.52%
Zigup	6.82%	12.09%	5.59%

Summary

Zigup beats Andrews Sykes Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.