EnQuest (ENQ) Competitors

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. (LON:ATR) and EnQuest (LON:ENQ) are both small-cap rubber and plastic products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ATR or ENQ?

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. has higher earnings, but lower revenue than EnQuest. EnQuest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroder Asian Total Return Inv., 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
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	£58.52M	8.06	£66.84M	£0.58	864.20
EnQuest	£1.18B	0.20	£25.24M	£0.05	255.10

Is ATR or ENQ more profitable?

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. has a net margin of 88.95% compared to EnQuest's net margin of 1.59%. Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.'s return on equity of 14.92% beat EnQuest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	88.95%	14.92%	4.75%
EnQuest	1.59%	4.40%	7.54%

Do analysts prefer ATR or ENQ?

EnQuest has a consensus target price of GBX 28, indicating a potential upside of 124.00%. Given EnQuest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe EnQuest is more favorable than Schroder Asian Total Return Inv..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
EnQuest	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ATR or ENQ?

15.5% of Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of EnQuest shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of EnQuest shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor ATR or ENQ?

In the previous week, EnQuest had 3 more articles in the media than Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for EnQuest and 1 mentions for Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.. Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.'s average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat EnQuest's score of 0.44 indicating that Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EnQuest	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, ATR or ENQ?

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EnQuest has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

EnQuest beats Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.