BATM Advanced Communications (BVC) Competitors

Tristel (LON:TSTL) and BATM Advanced Communications (LON:BVC) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Does the media refer more to TSTL or BVC?

In the previous week, BATM Advanced Communications had 2 more articles in the media than Tristel. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for BATM Advanced Communications and 1 mentions for Tristel. Tristel's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat BATM Advanced Communications' score of 0.78 indicating that Tristel is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tristel	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BATM Advanced Communications	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TSTL or BVC more profitable?

Tristel has a net margin of 15.29% compared to BATM Advanced Communications' net margin of -0.21%. Tristel's return on equity of 20.35% beat BATM Advanced Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tristel	15.29%	20.35%	9.89%
BATM Advanced Communications	-0.21%	-0.17%	0.58%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TSTL or BVC?

50.4% of Tristel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of BATM Advanced Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Tristel shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.2% of BATM Advanced Communications shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is TSTL or BVC a better dividend stock?

Tristel pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. BATM Advanced Communications pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Tristel pays out 10,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk and volatility, TSTL or BVC?

Tristel has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BATM Advanced Communications has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TSTL or BVC?

Tristel has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BATM Advanced Communications.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tristel	£39.49M	4.81	£6.04M	£0.13	3,069.23
BATM Advanced Communications	£122.70M	0.66	£2.51M	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TSTL or BVC?

BATM Advanced Communications received 42 more outperform votes than Tristel when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.36% of users gave Tristel an outperform vote while only 49.22% of users gave BATM Advanced Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tristel	Outperform Votes 148 57.36%	Underperform Votes 110 42.64%
BATM Advanced Communications	Outperform Votes 190 49.22%	Underperform Votes 196 50.78%

Summary

Tristel beats BATM Advanced Communications on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.