Surface Transforms (SCE) Competitors

Surface Transforms (LON:SCE) and Strip Tinning (LON:STG) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is SCE or STG more profitable?

Strip Tinning has a net margin of -29.66% compared to Surface Transforms' net margin of -239.41%. Strip Tinning's return on equity of -57.28% beat Surface Transforms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Surface Transforms	-239.41%	-79.00%	-22.15%
Strip Tinning	-29.66%	-57.28%	-12.65%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SCE or STG?

34.4% of Surface Transforms shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.6% of Strip Tinning shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of Surface Transforms shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.0% of Strip Tinning shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SCE or STG?

Strip Tinning has higher revenue and earnings than Surface Transforms. Strip Tinning is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Surface Transforms, 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
Surface Transforms	£9.03M	0.35	-£21.61M	-£0.07	-3.50
Strip Tinning	£9.96M	0.69	-£2.95M	-£0.17	-220.59

Does the media prefer SCE or STG?

In the previous week, Surface Transforms had 5 more articles in the media than Strip Tinning. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Surface Transforms and 0 mentions for Strip Tinning. Surface Transforms' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Strip Tinning's score of 0.00 indicating that Surface Transforms is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Surface Transforms	Neutral
Strip Tinning	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SCE or STG?

Surface Transforms received 146 more outperform votes than Strip Tinning when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Surface Transforms	Outperform Votes 146 63.20%	Underperform Votes 85 36.80%
Strip Tinning	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate SCE or STG?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Surface Transforms	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Strip Tinning	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, SCE or STG?

Surface Transforms has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strip Tinning has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Strip Tinning beats Surface Transforms on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.