Elixirr International (ELIX) Competitors

Elixirr International (LON:ELIX) and Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LON:AFM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and community ranking.

Which has more volatility and risk, ELIX or AFM?

Elixirr International has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ELIX or AFM?

25.6% of Elixirr International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.8% of Elixirr International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are owned by company 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 media refer more to ELIX or AFM?

In the previous week, Elixirr International had 9 more articles in the media than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Elixirr International and 0 mentions for Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Elixirr International's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's score of 0.00 indicating that Elixirr International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Elixirr International	Neutral
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	Neutral

Do analysts recommend ELIX or AFM?

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a consensus price target of GBX 442.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is more favorable than Elixirr International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elixirr International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is ELIX or AFM more profitable?

Elixirr International has a net margin of 18.91% compared to Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's net margin of 6.78%. Elixirr International's return on equity of 16.40% beat Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elixirr International	18.91%	16.40%	9.88%
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	6.78%	10.64%	7.51%

Is ELIX or AFM a better dividend stock?

Elixirr International pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share. Elixirr International pays out 4,166.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays out 10,769.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Elixirr International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ELIX or AFM?

Elixirr International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Elixirr International, 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
Elixirr International	£97.37M	3.50	£18.41M	£0.36	2,016.67
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	£233.62M	0.00	£15.85M	£0.13	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ELIX or AFM?

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting received 71 more outperform votes than Elixirr International when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Elixirr International	N/A	N/A
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	Outperform Votes 71 75.53%	Underperform Votes 23 24.47%

Summary

Elixirr International beats Alpha Financial Markets Consulting on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.