Norcros (NXR) Competitors

Norcros (LON:NXR) and Tyman (LON:TYMN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do analysts prefer NXR or TYMN?

Norcros presently has a consensus price target of GBX 346.67, suggesting a potential upside of 50.72%. Tyman has a consensus price target of GBX 400, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Norcros' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Norcros is more favorable than Tyman.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Norcros	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Tyman	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, NXR or TYMN?

Tyman has higher revenue and earnings than Norcros. Tyman is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Norcros, 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
Norcros	£392.22M	0.52	£26.81M	£30.11	7.64
Tyman	£657.60M	0.00	£38.20M	£0.19	N/A

Is NXR or TYMN more profitable?

Norcros has a net margin of 6.83% compared to Tyman's net margin of 5.81%. Norcros' return on equity of 12.35% beat Tyman's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Norcros	6.83%	12.35%	6.15%
Tyman	5.81%	7.16%	4.88%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NXR or TYMN?

Tyman received 187 more outperform votes than Norcros when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 86.44% of users gave Norcros an outperform vote while only 83.06% of users gave Tyman an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Norcros	Outperform Votes 274 86.44%	Underperform Votes 43 13.56%
Tyman	Outperform Votes 461 83.06%	Underperform Votes 94 16.94%

Which has more volatility and risk, NXR or TYMN?

Norcros has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tyman has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NXR or TYMN?

68.2% of Norcros shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Tyman shares are held by institutional investors. 11.0% of Norcros shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Tyman shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor NXR or TYMN?

In the previous week, Norcros' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Tyman'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Norcros	Neutral
Tyman	Neutral

Is NXR or TYMN a better dividend stock?

Norcros pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Tyman pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share. Norcros pays out 33.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tyman pays out 7,368.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Norcros is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Norcros beats Tyman on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.