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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Is THS or FLO a better dividend stock?

Tharisa pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Flowtech Fluidpower pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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.

Do analysts rate THS or FLO?

Tharisa presently has a consensus price target of GBX 130, suggesting a potential upside of 95.49%. Given Tharisa's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)	0.00

Does the media favor 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

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%

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%

Which has more risk and volatility, THS or FLO?

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

Which has higher 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	0.29	£68.59M	£0.21	316.67
Flowtech Fluidpower	£108.74M	0.49	-£14.13M	-£0.23	-369.41

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

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

Summary

Tharisa beats Flowtech Fluidpower on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.