FRP Advisory Group (FRP) Competitors

FRP Advisory Group (LON:FRP) and Alpha Group International (LON:ALPH) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FRP or ALPH?

FRP Advisory Group received 135 more outperform votes than Alpha Group International when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FRP Advisory Group	Outperform Votes 135 64.59%	Underperform Votes 74 35.41%
Alpha Group International	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FRP or ALPH?

41.8% of FRP Advisory Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.4% of Alpha Group International shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.8% of FRP Advisory Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of Alpha Group International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate FRP or ALPH?

FRP Advisory Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 220, indicating a potential upside of 82.57%. Given FRP Advisory Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe FRP Advisory Group is more favorable than Alpha Group International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FRP Advisory Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Alpha Group International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is FRP or ALPH more profitable?

Alpha Group International has a net margin of 47.11% compared to FRP Advisory Group's net margin of 17.16%. Alpha Group International's return on equity of 41.96% beat FRP Advisory Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FRP Advisory Group	17.16%	30.26%	15.94%
Alpha Group International	47.11%	41.96%	21.81%

Does the media favor FRP or ALPH?

In the previous week, FRP Advisory Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Alpha Group International's score of 0.00 indicating that FRP Advisory Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FRP Advisory Group	Positive
Alpha Group International	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, FRP or ALPH?

FRP Advisory Group has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha Group International has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FRP or ALPH a better dividend stock?

FRP Advisory Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Alpha Group International pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. FRP Advisory Group pays out 53.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alpha Group International pays out 7.6% 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, FRP or ALPH?

Alpha Group International has higher revenue and earnings than FRP Advisory Group. Alpha Group International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FRP Advisory 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
FRP Advisory Group	£134.89M	2.22	£23.15M	£9.27	13.00
Alpha Group International	£198.59M	4.86	£93.55M	£224.33	10.29

Summary

Alpha Group International beats FRP Advisory Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.