Ricardo (RCDO) Competitors GBX 390 -3.00 (-0.76%) (As of 12:32 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades RCDO vs. AFM, YOU, ELIX, FNTL, SAG, GTLY, PPHC, MANO, MJH, and SECNShould you be buying Ricardo stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ricardo include Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM), YouGov (YOU), Elixirr International (ELIX), Fintel (FNTL), Science Group (SAG), Gateley (GTLY), Public Policy (PPHC), Manolete Partners (MANO), MJ Hudson Group (MJH), and SEC Newgate (SECN). These companies are all part of the "consulting services" industry. Ricardo vs. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting YouGov Elixirr International Fintel Science Group Gateley Public Policy Manolete Partners MJ Hudson Group SEC Newgate Ricardo (LON:RCDO) and Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LON:AFM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings. Is RCDO or AFM a better dividend stock? Ricardo pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Ricardo pays out 130,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays out 10,769.2% 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 media refer more to RCDO or AFM? In the previous week, Ricardo had 1 more articles in the media than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ricardo and 0 mentions for Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Ricardo's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Alpha Financial Markets Consulting'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Ricardo Neutral Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Neutral Is RCDO or AFM more profitable? Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a net margin of 6.78% compared to Ricardo's net margin of 0.15%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's return on equity of 10.64% beat Ricardo's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ricardo0.15% 0.47% 4.91% Alpha Financial Markets Consulting 6.78%10.64%7.51% Do analysts recommend RCDO or AFM? Ricardo currently has a consensus price target of GBX 730, indicating a potential upside of 87.18%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a consensus price target of GBX 442.50, indicating a potential downside of 12.20%. Given Ricardo's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ricardo is more favorable than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ricardo 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Alpha Financial Markets Consulting 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has more risk & volatility, RCDO or AFM? Ricardo has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RCDO or AFM? 82.3% of Ricardo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Ricardo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are owned by company 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, RCDO or AFM? Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ricardo. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ricardo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRicardo£474.70M0.51-£12.20M£0.0139,000.00Alpha Financial Markets Consulting£233.62M2.53£15.85M£0.133,876.92 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RCDO or AFM? Ricardo received 188 more outperform votes than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.53% of users gave Alpha Financial Markets Consulting an outperform vote while only 69.07% of users gave Ricardo an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRicardoOutperform Votes25969.07% Underperform Votes11630.93% Alpha Financial Markets ConsultingOutperform Votes7175.53% Underperform Votes2324.47% SummaryAlpha Financial Markets Consulting beats Ricardo on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. Get Ricardo News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RCDO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RCDO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRicardoConsulting Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£242.62M£2.39B£3.91B£1.39BDividend Yield3.02%3.21%4.41%11.76%P/E Ratio39,000.003,481.34525.841,549.26Price / Sales0.51193.87413.55209,640.25Price / Cash5.9221.6127.7932.98Price / Book1.472.363.572.81Net Income-£12.20M£97.90M£179.69M£152.92M7 Day Performance-9.30%-1.11%-0.74%-0.47%1 Month Performance-6.70%2.59%-1.30%7.20%1 Year Performance-16.40%5.80%26.69%93.28% Ricardo Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RCDORicardo1.0677 of 5 starsGBX 390-0.8%GBX 730+87.2%-16.6%£242.62M£474.70M39,000.002,978High Trading VolumeAFMAlpha Financial Markets ConsultingN/AGBX 504-0.1%GBX 442.50-12.2%+44.0%£591.19M£233.62M3,876.921,051YOUYouGov3.3382 of 5 starsGBX 425-0.7%GBX 905+112.9%-59.2%£496.27M£270M2,140.001,820ELIXElixirr InternationalN/AGBX 792-0.4%N/A+65.6%£371.77M£97.37M2,208.33484FNTLFintelN/AGBX 279-2.4%N/A+33.0%£290.69M£68.90M4,766.67501SAGScience GroupN/AGBX 464-0.6%N/A+16.6%£209.08M£110.93M3,592.31443GTLYGateleyN/AGBX 132.20-1.0%N/A-16.9%£172.61M£172.49M1,650.001,068News CoveragePPHCPublic PolicyN/AGBX 132flatGBX 250+89.4%+11.9%£158.10M£140.40M-876.73367MANOManolete PartnersN/AGBX 100+2.0%N/A-40.2%£43.76M£26.30M4,990.0029High Trading VolumeMJHMJ Hudson GroupN/AGBX 13.13flatN/AN/A£26.69M£47.45M-437.50232SECNSEC NewgateN/AGBX 111+5.7%N/A+0.0%£25.24M£70.13M33.64580High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AFM Competitors YOU Competitors ELIX Competitors FNTL Competitors SAG Competitors GTLY Competitors PPHC Competitors MANO Competitors MJH Competitors SECN Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:RCDO) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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