M&C Saatchi (SAA) Competitors

Next Fifteen Communications Group (LON:NFC) and M&C Saatchi (LON:SAA) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the media prefer NFC or SAA?

In the previous week, M&C Saatchi had 1 more articles in the media than Next Fifteen Communications Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for M&C Saatchi and 1 mentions for Next Fifteen Communications Group. Next Fifteen Communications Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat M&C Saatchi's score of 0.34 indicating that Next Fifteen Communications Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Next Fifteen Communications Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
M&C Saatchi	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NFC or SAA?

86.3% of Next Fifteen Communications Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.5% of M&C Saatchi shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.9% of Next Fifteen Communications Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.5% of M&C Saatchi shares are owned 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.

Is NFC or SAA more profitable?

M&C Saatchi has a net margin of 2.43% compared to Next Fifteen Communications Group's net margin of -12.73%. M&C Saatchi's return on equity of 37.55% beat Next Fifteen Communications Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Next Fifteen Communications Group	-12.73%	-66.09%	7.65%
M&C Saatchi	2.43%	37.55%	10.04%

Which has more volatility & risk, NFC or SAA?

Next Fifteen Communications Group has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M&C Saatchi has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NFC or SAA a better dividend stock?

Next Fifteen Communications Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. M&C Saatchi pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Next Fifteen Communications Group pays out -1,585.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&C Saatchi pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Next Fifteen Communications Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NFC or SAA?

M&C Saatchi has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Next Fifteen Communications Group. Next Fifteen Communications Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&C Saatchi, 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
Next Fifteen Communications Group	£602.53M	1.31	-£76.69M	-£0.82	-974.39
M&C Saatchi	£450.80M	0.53	£10.96M	£0.09	2,155.56

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NFC or SAA?

Next Fifteen Communications Group received 135 more outperform votes than M&C Saatchi when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.86% of users gave Next Fifteen Communications Group an outperform vote while only 69.49% of users gave M&C Saatchi an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Next Fifteen Communications Group	Outperform Votes 299 76.86%	Underperform Votes 90 23.14%
M&C Saatchi	Outperform Votes 164 69.49%	Underperform Votes 72 30.51%

Do analysts prefer NFC or SAA?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Next Fifteen Communications Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
M&C Saatchi	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

M&C Saatchi beats Next Fifteen Communications Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.