Fiske (FKE) Competitors

Cavendish Financial (LON:FCAP) and Fiske (LON:FKE) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Is FCAP or FKE a better dividend stock?

Cavendish Financial pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share. Fiske pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Cavendish Financial pays out -6,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fiske pays out 2,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FCAP or FKE?

9.2% of Cavendish Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Fiske shares are held by institutional investors. 85.6% of Cavendish Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 75.7% of Fiske shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor FCAP or FKE?

In the previous week, Fiske had 2 more articles in the media than Cavendish Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Fiske and 0 mentions for Cavendish Financial. Cavendish Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Fiske's score of -0.13 indicating that Cavendish Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cavendish Financial	Neutral
Fiske	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FCAP or FKE?

Fiske has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cavendish Financial. Cavendish Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fiske, 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
Cavendish Financial	£32.15M	0.00	-£5.52M	-£0.03	N/A
Fiske	N/A	N/A	N/A	£0.05	1,400.00

Which has more risk and volatility, FCAP or FKE?

Cavendish Financial has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fiske has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FCAP or FKE more profitable?

Fiske has a net margin of 8.83% compared to Cavendish Financial's net margin of -17.16%. Fiske's return on equity of 9.08% beat Cavendish Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cavendish Financial	-17.16%	-18.69%	-9.31%
Fiske	8.83%	9.08%	2.21%

Summary

Fiske beats Cavendish Financial on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.