Midwich Group (MIDW) Competitors

Northamber (LON:NAR) and Midwich Group (LON:MIDW) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NAR or MIDW?

Midwich Group has higher revenue and earnings than Northamber. Northamber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Midwich 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
Northamber	£62.77M	0.12	N/A	-£0.02	-1,400.00
Midwich Group	£1.32B	0.22	£22.48M	£0.22	1,300.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NAR or MIDW?

Midwich Group received 81 more outperform votes than Northamber when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.55% of users gave Midwich Group an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave Northamber an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northamber	Outperform Votes 33 61.11%	Underperform Votes 21 38.89%
Midwich Group	Outperform Votes 114 73.55%	Underperform Votes 41 26.45%

Which has more risk & volatility, NAR or MIDW?

Northamber has a beta of -0.1, indicating that its stock price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Midwich Group has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer NAR or MIDW?

Midwich Group has a consensus target price of GBX 620, indicating a potential upside of 116.78%. Given Midwich Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Midwich Group is more favorable than Northamber.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northamber	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Midwich Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is NAR or MIDW more profitable?

Midwich Group has a net margin of 1.70% compared to Northamber's net margin of -0.91%. Midwich Group's return on equity of 13.25% beat Northamber's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northamber	-0.91%	-2.41%	-1.38%
Midwich Group	1.70%	13.25%	3.70%

Does the media favor NAR or MIDW?

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northamber	Neutral
Midwich Group	Neutral

Is NAR or MIDW a better dividend stock?

Northamber pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Midwich Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Northamber pays out -5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Midwich Group pays out 7,727.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NAR or MIDW?

7.3% of Northamber shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of Midwich Group shares are held by institutional investors. 78.3% of Northamber shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.2% of Midwich Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Midwich Group beats Northamber on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.