Pensana (PRE) Competitors

Pensana (LON:PRE) and Foresight VCT (LON:FTV) are both small-cap measuring and control equipment companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PRE or FTV?

11.9% of Pensana shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.7% of Pensana shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Foresight VCT 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.

Does the media refer more to PRE or FTV?

In the previous week, Foresight VCT had 1 more articles in the media than Pensana. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Foresight VCT and 1 mentions for Pensana. Pensana's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Foresight VCT's score of 0.03 indicating that Pensana is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pensana	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Foresight VCT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PRE or FTV?

Foresight VCT has higher revenue and earnings than Pensana. Pensana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Foresight VCT, 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
Pensana	N/A	N/A	-£6.26M	-£1.33	-52.44
Foresight VCT	£32.45M	6.15	£24.62M	£8.20	8.11

Is PRE or FTV more profitable?

Foresight VCT has a net margin of 75.85% compared to Pensana's net margin of 0.00%. Foresight VCT's return on equity of 10.05% beat Pensana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pensana	N/A	-7.99%	-4.97%
Foresight VCT	75.85%	10.05%	4.98%

Which has more risk & volatility, PRE or FTV?

Pensana has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Foresight VCT has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Foresight VCT beats Pensana on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.