Flowtech Fluidpower (FLO) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer FLO or THS?

In the previous week, Tharisa had 1 more articles in the media than Flowtech Fluidpower. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Tharisa and 0 mentions for Flowtech Fluidpower. Tharisa's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Flowtech Fluidpower's score of 0.00 indicating that Tharisa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Flowtech Fluidpower	Neutral
Tharisa	Positive

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

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

Is FLO or THS a better dividend stock?

Flowtech Fluidpower pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Tharisa pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Flowtech Fluidpower pays out -869.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, FLO or THS?

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

Is FLO or THS 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
Flowtech Fluidpower	-13.00%	-18.60%	1.96%
Tharisa	10.03%	10.31%	5.09%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FLO or THS?

Tharisa received 71 more outperform votes than Flowtech Fluidpower when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.76% of users gave Tharisa an outperform vote while only 66.02% of users gave Flowtech Fluidpower an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Flowtech Fluidpower	Outperform Votes 169 66.02%	Underperform Votes 87 33.98%
Tharisa	Outperform Votes 240 82.76%	Underperform Votes 50 17.24%

Do analysts prefer FLO or THS?

Tharisa has a consensus target price of GBX 120, suggesting a potential upside of 88.68%. Given Tharisa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tharisa is more favorable than Flowtech Fluidpower.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flowtech Fluidpower	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Tharisa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FLO or THS?

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
Flowtech Fluidpower	£108.74M	0.46	-£14.13M	-£0.23	-340.87
Tharisa	£683.75M	0.27	£68.59M	£0.21	302.86

Summary

Tharisa beats Flowtech Fluidpower on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.