Midwich Group (MIDW) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend NAR or MIDW?

Midwich Group has a consensus target price of GBX 620, suggesting a potential upside of 195.24%. 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

Does the media prefer NAR or MIDW?

In the previous week, Northamber and Northamber both had 1 articles in the media. Midwich Group's average media sentiment score of -1.02 beat Northamber's score of -1.29 indicating that Midwich Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northamber	Negative
Midwich Group	Negative

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	£55.06M	0.14	-£1.31M	-£4.99	-5.61
Midwich Group	£1.31B	0.16	£22.18M	£22.49	9.34

Is NAR or MIDW 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
Northamber	-2.37%	-5.73%	-1.38%
Midwich Group	1.70%	12.88%	3.70%

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 8.1%. Northamber pays out -20.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in NAR or MIDW?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, NAR or MIDW?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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%

Summary

Midwich Group beats Northamber on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.