Fuller, Smith & Turner (FSTA) Competitors

Fuller, Smith & Turner (LON:FSTA) and J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media refer more to FSTA or JDW?

In the previous week, Fuller, Smith & Turner had 1 more articles in the media than J D Wetherspoon. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fuller, Smith & Turner and 0 mentions for J D Wetherspoon. Fuller, Smith & Turner's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat J D Wetherspoon's score of 0.00 indicating that Fuller, Smith & Turner is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fuller, Smith & Turner	Positive
J D Wetherspoon	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, FSTA or JDW?

J D Wetherspoon has higher revenue and earnings than Fuller, Smith & Turner. J D Wetherspoon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fuller, Smith & Turner, 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
Fuller, Smith & Turner	£330.76M	0.88	£8.38M	£15.19	34.88
J D Wetherspoon	£1.93B	0.37	£46.29M	£39.30	15.37

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FSTA or JDW?

56.5% of Fuller, Smith & Turner shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.0% of J D Wetherspoon shares are held by institutional investors. 15.8% of Fuller, Smith & Turner shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.3% of J D Wetherspoon 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FSTA or JDW?

J D Wetherspoon received 46 more outperform votes than Fuller, Smith & Turner when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.25% of users gave Fuller, Smith & Turner an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave J D Wetherspoon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fuller, Smith & Turner	Outperform Votes 263 66.25%	Underperform Votes 134 33.75%
J D Wetherspoon	Outperform Votes 309 42.86%	Underperform Votes 412 57.14%

Do analysts rate FSTA or JDW?

J D Wetherspoon has a consensus target price of GBX 548.50, suggesting a potential downside of 9.19%. Given J D Wetherspoon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe J D Wetherspoon is more favorable than Fuller, Smith & Turner.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fuller, Smith & Turner	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
J D Wetherspoon	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more volatility and risk, FSTA or JDW?

Fuller, Smith & Turner has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J D Wetherspoon has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FSTA or JDW more profitable?

Fuller, Smith & Turner has a net margin of 2.53% compared to J D Wetherspoon's net margin of 2.40%. J D Wetherspoon's return on equity of 12.66% beat Fuller, Smith & Turner's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fuller, Smith & Turner	2.53%	2.08%	3.12%
J D Wetherspoon	2.40%	12.66%	4.59%

Is FSTA or JDW a better dividend stock?

Fuller, Smith & Turner pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. J D Wetherspoon pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Fuller, Smith & Turner pays out 118.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. J D Wetherspoon pays out 30.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

J D Wetherspoon beats Fuller, Smith & Turner on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.