Northern Bear (NTBR) Competitors

Titon (LON:TON) and Northern Bear (LON:NTBR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to TON or NTBR?

In the previous week, Titon had 1 more articles in the media than Northern Bear. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Titon and 0 mentions for Northern Bear. Titon's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Northern Bear'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Titon	Neutral
Northern Bear	Neutral

Is TON or NTBR a better dividend stock?

Titon pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Northern Bear pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Titon pays out -1,111.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northern Bear pays out 4,444.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TON or NTBR?

Titon received 54 more outperform votes than Northern Bear when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.89% of users gave Northern Bear an outperform vote while only 60.85% of users gave Titon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Titon	Outperform Votes 115 60.85%	Underperform Votes 74 39.15%
Northern Bear	Outperform Votes 61 64.89%	Underperform Votes 33 35.11%

Which has more risk & volatility, TON or NTBR?

Titon has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Bear has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TON or NTBR?

Northern Bear has higher revenue and earnings than Titon. Titon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northern Bear, 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
Titon	£19.36M	0.45	N/A	-£0.09	-861.11
Northern Bear	£68.68M	0.11	£1.62M	£0.09	600.00

Is TON or NTBR more profitable?

Northern Bear has a net margin of 2.36% compared to Titon's net margin of -5.06%. Northern Bear's return on equity of 7.58% beat Titon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Titon	-5.06%	-8.27%	-2.67%
Northern Bear	2.36%	7.58%	3.83%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TON or NTBR?

28.3% of Titon shares are held by institutional investors. 63.7% of Titon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.7% of Northern Bear shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Northern Bear beats Titon on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.