Gattaca (GATC) Competitors

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

Is STAF or GATC more profitable?

Gattaca has a net margin of 0.05% compared to Staffline Group's net margin of -2.04%. Gattaca's return on equity of 0.65% beat Staffline Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Staffline Group	-2.04%	-42.09%	2.83%
Gattaca	0.05%	0.65%	1.44%

Which has better earnings and 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	£896.86M	0.04	-£18.31M	-£14.56	-2.05
Gattaca	£370.86M	0.06	£177.08K	£0.62	127.89

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 83.9%. Gattaca pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Staffline Group pays out -171.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gattaca pays out 484.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Staffline Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor STAF or GATC?

In the previous week, Gattaca had 5 more articles in the media than Staffline Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Gattaca and 0 mentions for Staffline Group. Staffline Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Gattaca's score of -0.03 indicating that Staffline Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Staffline Group	Neutral
Gattaca	Neutral

Which has more risk & 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.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.