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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer MIDW or NAR?

In the previous week, Northamber had 1 more articles in the media than Midwich Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Northamber and 1 mentions for Midwich Group. Northamber's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Midwich Group's score of -1.14 indicating that Northamber is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Midwich Group	Negative
Northamber	Neutral

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	£1.32B	0.22	£22.48M	£0.22	1,268.55
Northamber	£62.77M	0.13	N/A	-£0.02	-1,433.30

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MIDW or NAR?

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

Is MIDW or NAR 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
Midwich Group	1.70%	13.25%	3.70%
Northamber	-0.91%	-2.41%	-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 6.1%. Northamber pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. 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. Northamber pays out -5,000.0% 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, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northamber has a beta of -0.1, suggesting that its stock price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend MIDW or NAR?

Midwich Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 620, indicating a potential upside of 122.16%. Given Midwich Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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

Summary

Midwich Group beats Northamber on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.