Ricardo (RCDO) Competitors

Ricardo (LON:RCDO) and Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LON:AFM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Is RCDO or AFM a better dividend stock?

Ricardo pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share. Ricardo pays out 1,144.8% 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. Ricardo is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RCDO or AFM?

Ricardo received 189 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 68.78% of users gave Ricardo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ricardo	Outperform Votes 260 68.78%	Underperform Votes 118 31.22%
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	Outperform Votes 71 75.53%	Underperform Votes 23 24.47%

Which has better 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ricardo	£469.99M	0.34	£693.06K	£1.14	225.43
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	£233.62M	0.00	£15.85M	£0.13	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of RCDO or AFM?

82.3% of Ricardo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Ricardo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor RCDO or AFM?

In the previous week, 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
Ricardo	0.15%	0.42%	4.91%
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	6.78%	10.64%	7.51%

Do analysts rate RCDO or AFM?

Ricardo currently has a consensus price target of GBX 730, suggesting a potential upside of 185.16%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a consensus price target of GBX 442.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Ricardo's higher probable upside, equities 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	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting beats Ricardo on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.