Gusbourne (GUS) Competitors

Gusbourne (LON:GUS) and Artisanal Spirits (LON:ART) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Do analysts prefer GUS or ART?

Given Artisanal Spirits' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Artisanal Spirits is more favorable than Gusbourne.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gusbourne	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Artisanal Spirits	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media prefer GUS or ART?

In the previous week, Artisanal Spirits had 8 more articles in the media than Gusbourne. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Artisanal Spirits and 1 mentions for Gusbourne. Artisanal Spirits' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Gusbourne's score of 0.00 indicating that Artisanal Spirits is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gusbourne	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Artisanal Spirits	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GUS or ART more profitable?

Artisanal Spirits has a net margin of -14.52% compared to Gusbourne's net margin of -49.75%. Artisanal Spirits' return on equity of -19.51% beat Gusbourne's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gusbourne	-49.75%	-33.54%	-2.99%
Artisanal Spirits	-14.52%	-19.51%	-1.38%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GUS or ART?

2.3% of Gusbourne shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of Artisanal Spirits shares are owned by institutional investors. 84.6% of Gusbourne shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 66.8% of Artisanal Spirits shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GUS or ART?

Gusbourne received 52 more outperform votes than Artisanal Spirits when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gusbourne	Outperform Votes 52 61.90%	Underperform Votes 32 38.10%
Artisanal Spirits	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, GUS or ART?

Gusbourne has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Artisanal Spirits has a beta of -0.11, meaning that its share price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GUS or ART?

Artisanal Spirits has higher revenue and earnings than Gusbourne. Gusbourne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Artisanal Spirits, 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
Gusbourne	£6.96M	4.68	-£3.46M	-£0.06	-891.67
Artisanal Spirits	£23.37M	0.00	-£3.39M	-£0.05	N/A

Summary

Artisanal Spirits beats Gusbourne on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.