Midwich Group (MIDW) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend MIDW or NAR?

Midwich Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 620, indicating a potential upside of 193.84%. Given Midwich Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Midwich Group is more favorable than Northamber.

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MIDW or NAR?

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
Midwich Group	£1.31B	0.16	£22.18M	£22.49	9.38
Northamber	£55.06M	0.15	-£1.31M	-£4.99	-6.32

Does the media favor MIDW or NAR?

In the previous week, Midwich Group had 1 more articles in the media than Northamber. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Midwich Group and 0 mentions for Northamber. Midwich Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Northamber's score of 0.00 indicating that Midwich Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Midwich Group	Positive
Northamber	Neutral

Is MIDW or NAR more profitable?

Midwich Group has a net margin of 1.70% compared to Northamber's net margin of -2.37%. Midwich Group's return on equity of 12.88% beat Northamber's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Midwich Group	1.70%	12.88%	3.70%
Northamber	-2.37%	-5.73%	-1.38%

Is MIDW or NAR a better dividend stock?

Midwich Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Northamber pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Midwich Group pays out 75.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Northamber pays out -20.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more volatility & risk, MIDW or NAR?

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

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

55.8% of Midwich Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.3% of Northamber shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.2% of Midwich Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 78.3% of Northamber 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.

Summary

Midwich Group beats Northamber on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.