ECO Animal Health Group (EAH) Competitors

ECO Animal Health Group (LON:EAH) and Animalcare Group (LON:ANCR) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is EAH or ANCR more profitable?

Animalcare Group has a net margin of 43.05% compared to ECO Animal Health Group's net margin of 1.17%. Animalcare Group's return on equity of 36.62% beat ECO Animal Health Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ECO Animal Health Group	1.17%	1.27%	2.14%
Animalcare Group	43.05%	36.62%	2.97%

Does the media prefer EAH or ANCR?

In the previous week, ECO Animal Health Group had 3 more articles in the media than Animalcare Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ECO Animal Health Group and 0 mentions for Animalcare Group. ECO Animal Health Group's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Animalcare Group's score of 0.00 indicating that ECO Animal Health Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ECO Animal Health Group	Positive
Animalcare Group	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, EAH or ANCR?

Animalcare Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ECO Animal Health Group. Animalcare Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ECO Animal Health 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
ECO Animal Health Group	£89.44M	0.58	£1.05M	£1.55	49.47
Animalcare Group	£84.90M	2.34	£36.55M	£53.64	5.41

Is EAH or ANCR a better dividend stock?

ECO Animal Health Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Animalcare Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. ECO Animal Health Group pays out 64.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Animalcare Group pays out 9.3% 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. Animalcare Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend EAH or ANCR?

ECO Animal Health Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 150, suggesting a potential upside of 96.00%. Given ECO Animal Health Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe ECO Animal Health Group is more favorable than Animalcare Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ECO Animal Health Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Animalcare Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, EAH or ANCR?

ECO Animal Health Group has a beta of -0.05, suggesting that its stock price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Animalcare Group has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EAH or ANCR?

77.9% of ECO Animal Health Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.0% of Animalcare Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.7% of ECO Animal Health Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.5% of Animalcare Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Animalcare Group beats ECO Animal Health Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.