FIH group (FIH) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer FIH or RFX?

In the previous week, Ramsdens had 1 more articles in the media than FIH group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ramsdens and 0 mentions for FIH group. Ramsdens' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat FIH group's score of 0.21 indicating that Ramsdens is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FIH group	Neutral
Ramsdens	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FIH or RFX?

FIH group received 8 more outperform votes than Ramsdens when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.12% of users gave Ramsdens an outperform vote while only 65.46% of users gave FIH group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FIH group	Outperform Votes 127 65.46%	Underperform Votes 67 34.54%
Ramsdens	Outperform Votes 119 72.12%	Underperform Votes 46 27.88%

Which has better earnings & valuation, FIH or RFX?

Ramsdens has higher revenue and earnings than FIH group. Ramsdens 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	0.53	£1.98M	£15.60	14.20
Ramsdens	£89.46M	0.75	£7.85M	£24.52	8.55

Which has more risk & volatility, FIH or RFX?

FIH group has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ramsdens has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FIH or RFX?

16.7% of FIH group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.2% of Ramsdens shares are owned by institutional investors. 71.7% of FIH group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Ramsdens shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FIH or RFX more profitable?

Ramsdens has a net margin of 8.78% compared to FIH group's net margin of 3.75%. Ramsdens' return on equity of 15.34% beat FIH group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FIH group	3.75%	4.38%	2.86%
Ramsdens	8.78%	15.34%	10.23%

Is FIH or RFX a better dividend stock?

FIH group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Ramsdens pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. FIH group pays out 70.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ramsdens pays out 44.9% 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. Ramsdens is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Ramsdens beats FIH group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.