FIH group (FIH) Competitors

FIH group (LON:FIH) and Stirling Industries (LON:STRL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FIH or STRL?

16.7% of FIH group shares are owned by institutional investors. 71.7% of FIH group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer FIH or STRL?

In the previous week, FIH group had 5 more articles in the media than Stirling Industries. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for FIH group and 0 mentions for Stirling Industries. FIH group's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Stirling Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that FIH group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FIH group	Neutral
Stirling Industries	Neutral

Is FIH or STRL more profitable?

FIH group has a net margin of 3.75% compared to Stirling Industries' net margin of 0.00%. FIH group's return on equity of 4.38% beat Stirling Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FIH group	3.75%	4.38%	2.86%
Stirling Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FIH or STRL?

FIH group has higher revenue and earnings than Stirling Industries. Stirling Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FIH 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
FIH group	£52.79M	0.47	£1.98M	£15.60	12.59
Stirling Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A	-£41.60	N/A

Summary

FIH group beats Stirling Industries on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.