Foresight Group (FSG) Competitors

Finsbury Growth & Income (LON:FGT) and Foresight Group (LON:FSG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer FGT or FSG?

In the previous week, Finsbury Growth & Income had 4 more articles in the media than Foresight Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Finsbury Growth & Income and 3 mentions for Foresight Group. Finsbury Growth & Income's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Foresight Group's score of -0.70 indicating that Finsbury Growth & Income is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Finsbury Growth & Income	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Foresight Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FGT or FSG?

28.5% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Foresight Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.3% of Foresight Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FGT or FSG a better dividend stock?

Finsbury Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Foresight Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 31 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Finsbury Growth & Income pays out 3,114.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Foresight Group pays out 14,090.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is FGT or FSG more profitable?

Finsbury Growth & Income has a net margin of 89.62% compared to Foresight Group's net margin of 18.70%. Foresight Group's return on equity of 31.88% beat Finsbury Growth & Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Finsbury Growth & Income	89.62%	7.05%	4.42%
Foresight Group	18.70%	31.88%	15.09%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FGT or FSG?

Finsbury Growth & Income has higher revenue and earnings than Foresight Group. Finsbury Growth & Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Foresight 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
Finsbury Growth & Income	£143.78M	11.74	£128.86M	£0.61	1,510.21
Foresight Group	£141.33M	2.99	£26.43M	£0.22	1,668.18

Do analysts prefer FGT or FSG?

Foresight Group has a consensus target price of GBX 580, suggesting a potential upside of 58.04%. Given Foresight Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Foresight Group is more favorable than Finsbury Growth & Income.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Finsbury Growth & Income	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Foresight Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, FGT or FSG?

Finsbury Growth & Income has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Foresight Group has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FGT or FSG?

Finsbury Growth & Income received 75 more outperform votes than Foresight Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Foresight Group an outperform vote while only 70.27% of users gave Finsbury Growth & Income an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Finsbury Growth & Income	Outperform Votes 78 70.27%	Underperform Votes 33 29.73%
Foresight Group	Outperform Votes 3 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

Finsbury Growth & Income and Foresight Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.