Montanaro European Smaller (MTE) Competitors

Montanaro European Smaller (LON:MTE) and Ashmore Group (LON:ASHM) are both small-cap financial services 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTE or ASHM?

Ashmore Group received 591 more outperform votes than Montanaro European Smaller when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.30% of users gave Montanaro European Smaller an outperform vote while only 49.38% of users gave Ashmore Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Montanaro European Smaller	Outperform Votes 51 59.30%	Underperform Votes 35 40.70%
Ashmore Group	Outperform Votes 642 49.38%	Underperform Votes 658 50.62%

Do analysts recommend MTE or ASHM?

Ashmore Group has a consensus price target of GBX 174, indicating a potential upside of 11.40%. Given Ashmore Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ashmore Group is more favorable than Montanaro European Smaller.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Montanaro European Smaller	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Ashmore Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Does the media prefer MTE or ASHM?

In the previous week, Montanaro European Smaller's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Ashmore Group's score of -0.72 indicating that Montanaro European Smaller is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Montanaro European Smaller	Neutral
Ashmore Group	Negative

Is MTE or ASHM more profitable?

Montanaro European Smaller has a net margin of 80.23% compared to Ashmore Group's net margin of 50.16%. Ashmore Group's return on equity of 10.89% beat Montanaro European Smaller's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Montanaro European Smaller	80.23%	4.78%	2.99%
Ashmore Group	50.16%	10.89%	4.52%

Is MTE or ASHM a better dividend stock?

Montanaro European Smaller pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Ashmore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Montanaro European Smaller pays out 1,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ashmore Group pays out 12,142.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility & risk, MTE or ASHM?

Montanaro European Smaller has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ashmore Group has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MTE or ASHM?

21.1% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.9% of Ashmore Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.2% of Ashmore Group 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.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MTE or ASHM?

Ashmore Group has higher revenue and earnings than Montanaro European Smaller. Ashmore Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Montanaro European Smaller, 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
Montanaro European Smaller	£18.23M	14.50	£14.63M	£0.08	1,743.75
Ashmore Group	£186.80M	5.55	£93.70M	£0.14	1,115.64

Summary

Ashmore Group beats Montanaro European Smaller on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.