Flowtech Fluidpower (FLO) Competitors

Tharisa (LON:THS) and Flowtech Fluidpower (LON:FLO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, THS or FLO?

Tharisa has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flowtech Fluidpower has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor THS or FLO?

Tharisa received 70 more outperform votes than Flowtech Fluidpower when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.70% of users gave Tharisa an outperform vote while only 66.02% of users gave Flowtech Fluidpower an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tharisa	Outperform Votes 239 82.70%	Underperform Votes 50 17.30%
Flowtech Fluidpower	Outperform Votes 169 66.02%	Underperform Votes 87 33.98%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, THS or FLO?

Tharisa has higher revenue and earnings than Flowtech Fluidpower. Flowtech Fluidpower is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tharisa, 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
Tharisa	£683.75M	0.30	£68.59M	£0.21	330.95
Flowtech Fluidpower	£108.74M	0.52	-£14.13M	-£0.23	-388.26

Is THS or FLO a better dividend stock?

Tharisa pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Flowtech Fluidpower pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Tharisa pays out 952.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Flowtech Fluidpower pays out -869.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer THS or FLO?

In the previous week, Flowtech Fluidpower had 1 more articles in the media than Tharisa. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Flowtech Fluidpower and 0 mentions for Tharisa. Tharisa's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Flowtech Fluidpower'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tharisa	Neutral
Flowtech Fluidpower	Neutral

Do analysts prefer THS or FLO?

Tharisa currently has a consensus target price of GBX 130, suggesting a potential upside of 87.05%. Given Tharisa's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Tharisa is more favorable than Flowtech Fluidpower.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tharisa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Flowtech Fluidpower	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in THS or FLO?

3.9% of Tharisa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of Flowtech Fluidpower shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.7% of Tharisa shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Flowtech Fluidpower shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is THS or FLO more profitable?

Tharisa has a net margin of 10.03% compared to Flowtech Fluidpower's net margin of -13.00%. Tharisa's return on equity of 10.31% beat Flowtech Fluidpower's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tharisa	10.03%	10.31%	5.09%
Flowtech Fluidpower	-13.00%	-18.60%	1.96%

Summary

Tharisa beats Flowtech Fluidpower on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.