Pacific Assets (PAC) Competitors

Dalata Hotel Group (LON:DAL) and Pacific Assets (LON:PAC) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has more risk and volatility, DAL or PAC?

Dalata Hotel Group has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacific Assets has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor DAL or PAC?

In the previous week, Pacific Assets had 8 more articles in the media than Dalata Hotel Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Pacific Assets and 1 mentions for Dalata Hotel Group. Dalata Hotel Group's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Pacific Assets' score of 0.20 indicating that Dalata Hotel Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dalata Hotel Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pacific Assets	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DAL or PAC?

66.0% of Dalata Hotel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.6% of Pacific Assets shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Dalata Hotel Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Pacific Assets shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DAL or PAC?

Dalata Hotel Group has higher revenue and earnings than Pacific Assets. Pacific Assets is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dalata Hotel 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
Dalata Hotel Group	£704.67M	2.00	£94.71M	£31.13	17.83
Pacific Assets	£60.20M	7.18	£42.65M	£35.41	10.14

Is DAL or PAC a better dividend stock?

Dalata Hotel Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Pacific Assets pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Dalata Hotel Group pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pacific Assets pays out 11.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Is DAL or PAC more profitable?

Pacific Assets has a net margin of 70.84% compared to Dalata Hotel Group's net margin of 13.44%. Pacific Assets' return on equity of 8.79% beat Dalata Hotel Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dalata Hotel Group	13.44%	5.96%	3.89%
Pacific Assets	70.84%	8.79%	0.07%

Do analysts recommend DAL or PAC?

Dalata Hotel Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 480, suggesting a potential downside of 13.51%. Given Dalata Hotel Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dalata Hotel Group is more favorable than Pacific Assets.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dalata Hotel Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Pacific Assets	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Dalata Hotel Group beats Pacific Assets on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.