Record (REC) Competitors

Utilico Emerging Markets Trust (LON:UEM) and Record (LON:REC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is UEM or REC more profitable?

Record has a net margin of 430.56% compared to Utilico Emerging Markets Trust's net margin of 63.48%. Record's return on equity of 680.45% beat Utilico Emerging Markets Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Utilico Emerging Markets Trust	63.48%	4.12%	7.22%
Record	430.56%	680.45%	25.14%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, UEM or REC?

Record has higher revenue and earnings than Utilico Emerging Markets Trust. Record is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Utilico Emerging Markets Trust, 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
Utilico Emerging Markets Trust	£33.05M	14.20	£20.98M	£11.02	22.59
Record	£46.40M	2.50	£199.77M	£101.59	0.58

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in UEM or REC?

54.5% of Utilico Emerging Markets Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.4% of Record shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Utilico Emerging Markets Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 66.6% of Record shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor UEM or REC?

In the previous week, Record had 44 more articles in the media than Utilico Emerging Markets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Record and 1 mentions for Utilico Emerging Markets Trust. Utilico Emerging Markets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Record's score of 0.13 indicating that Utilico Emerging Markets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Utilico Emerging Markets Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Record	4 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	22 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, UEM or REC?

Utilico Emerging Markets Trust has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Record has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is UEM or REC a better dividend stock?

Utilico Emerging Markets Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Record pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Utilico Emerging Markets Trust pays out 81.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Record pays out 4.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Record is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Record beats Utilico Emerging Markets Trust on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.