Gattaca (GATC) Competitors

Staffline Group (LON:STAF) and Gattaca (LON:GATC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is STAF or GATC more profitable?

Gattaca has a net margin of 0.33% compared to Staffline Group's net margin of -2.03%. Gattaca's return on equity of 5.32% beat Staffline Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Staffline Group	-2.03%	-36.41%	2.83%
Gattaca	0.33%	5.32%	1.44%

Does the media favor STAF or GATC?

In the previous week, Staffline Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Gattaca'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Staffline Group	Neutral
Gattaca	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, STAF or GATC?

Gattaca has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Staffline Group. Staffline Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gattaca, 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
Staffline Group	£988.40M	0.03	-£19.90M	-£0.13	-175.54
Gattaca	£380.83M	0.07	£1.57M	£0.05	1,660.00

Is STAF or GATC a better dividend stock?

Staffline Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 25 per share and has a dividend yield of 109.6%. Gattaca pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Staffline Group pays out -19,230.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gattaca pays out 6,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Staffline Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of STAF or GATC?

36.9% of Staffline Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of Gattaca shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.0% of Staffline Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 63.8% of Gattaca shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, STAF or GATC?

Staffline Group has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gattaca has a beta of 2.14, indicating that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer STAF or GATC?

Staffline Group received 164 more outperform votes than Gattaca when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.51% of users gave Staffline Group an outperform vote while only 67.89% of users gave Gattaca an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Staffline Group	Outperform Votes 293 77.51%	Underperform Votes 85 22.49%
Gattaca	Outperform Votes 129 67.89%	Underperform Votes 61 32.11%

Summary

Gattaca beats Staffline Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.