Ebiquity (EBQ) Competitors

System1 Group (LON:SYS1) and Ebiquity (LON:EBQ) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SYS1 or EBQ?

Ebiquity received 115 more outperform votes than System1 Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.45% of users gave Ebiquity an outperform vote while only 65.03% of users gave System1 Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
System1 Group	Outperform Votes 119 65.03%	Underperform Votes 64 34.97%
Ebiquity	Outperform Votes 234 72.45%	Underperform Votes 89 27.55%

Does the media prefer SYS1 or EBQ?

In the previous week, System1 Group had 1 more articles in the media than Ebiquity. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for System1 Group and 0 mentions for Ebiquity. System1 Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ebiquity'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
System1 Group	Neutral
Ebiquity	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SYS1 or EBQ?

47.1% of System1 Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of Ebiquity shares are held by institutional investors. 37.5% of System1 Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Ebiquity shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate SYS1 or EBQ?

System1 Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 852.50, suggesting a potential upside of 40.33%. Given System1 Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe System1 Group is more favorable than Ebiquity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
System1 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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SYS1 or EBQ?

System1 Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ebiquity. Ebiquity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than System1 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
System1 Group	£30.04M	2.57	£2.03M	£16.03	37.89
Ebiquity	£73.02M	0.40	-£5.68M	-£4.49	-5.13

Is SYS1 or EBQ a better dividend stock?

System1 Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Ebiquity pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. System1 Group pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ebiquity pays out -22.3% 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. Ebiquity is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, SYS1 or EBQ?

System1 Group has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ebiquity has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SYS1 or EBQ more profitable?

System1 Group has a net margin of 6.77% compared to Ebiquity's net margin of -7.77%. System1 Group's return on equity of 20.43% beat Ebiquity's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
System1 Group	6.77%	20.43%	11.37%
Ebiquity	-7.77%	-14.87%	1.64%

Summary

System1 Group beats Ebiquity on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.