Ebiquity (EBQ) Competitors

The Pebble Group (LON:PEBB) and Ebiquity (LON:EBQ) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PEBB or EBQ?

The Pebble Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ebiquity. Ebiquity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Pebble 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
The Pebble Group	£121.61M	0.67	£5.76M	£0.03	1,633.33
Ebiquity	£77.42M	0.39	-£6.02M	-£0.05	-440.00

Does the media favor PEBB or EBQ?

In the previous week, The Pebble Group had 1 more articles in the media than Ebiquity. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Pebble Group and 0 mentions for Ebiquity. Ebiquity's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat The Pebble Group's score of -0.21 indicating that Ebiquity is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Pebble Group	Neutral
Ebiquity	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PEBB or EBQ?

94.1% of The Pebble Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of Ebiquity shares are held by institutional investors. 12.0% of The Pebble Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Ebiquity shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PEBB or EBQ?

Ebiquity received 197 more outperform votes than The Pebble Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 90.24% of users gave The Pebble Group an outperform vote while only 72.45% of users gave Ebiquity an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Pebble Group	Outperform Votes 37 90.24%	Underperform Votes 4 9.76%
Ebiquity	Outperform Votes 234 72.45%	Underperform Votes 89 27.55%

Is PEBB or EBQ more profitable?

The Pebble Group has a net margin of 4.74% compared to Ebiquity's net margin of -7.78%. The Pebble Group's return on equity of 6.66% beat Ebiquity's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Pebble Group	4.74%	6.66%	3.90%
Ebiquity	-7.78%	-14.07%	1.64%

Do analysts rate PEBB or EBQ?

The Pebble Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 150, indicating a potential upside of 206.12%. Given The Pebble Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe The Pebble Group is more favorable than Ebiquity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Pebble Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ebiquity	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is PEBB or EBQ a better dividend stock?

The Pebble Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Ebiquity pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. The Pebble Group pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ebiquity pays out -2,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ebiquity is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, PEBB or EBQ?

The Pebble Group has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ebiquity has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

The Pebble Group beats Ebiquity on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.