Surface Transforms (SCE) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, SCE or AUTG?

Surface Transforms has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autins Group has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SCE or AUTG more profitable?

Autins Group has a net margin of -2.00% compared to Surface Transforms' net margin of -250.75%. Autins Group's return on equity of -4.44% beat Surface Transforms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Surface Transforms	-250.75%	-88.05%	-22.15%
Autins Group	-2.00%	-4.44%	-0.43%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SCE or AUTG?

Autins Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Surface Transforms. Autins Group 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	£1.99B	0.00	-£5.00B	-£406.18	0.00
Autins Group	£23.49M	0.16	-£2.79M	-£0.01	-700.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SCE or AUTG?

34.4% of Surface Transforms shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Autins Group shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of Surface Transforms shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of Autins Group shares are held by company 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 MarketBeat Community prefer SCE or AUTG?

Autins Group received 7 more outperform votes than Surface Transforms when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.38% of users gave Autins Group an outperform vote while only 63.20% of users gave Surface Transforms an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Surface Transforms	Outperform Votes 146 63.20%	Underperform Votes 85 36.80%
Autins Group	Outperform Votes 153 65.38%	Underperform Votes 81 34.62%

Does the media refer more to SCE or AUTG?

In the previous week, Surface Transforms had 1 more articles in the media than Autins Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Surface Transforms and 0 mentions for Autins Group. Surface Transforms' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Autins Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Surface Transforms is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Surface Transforms	Positive
Autins Group	Neutral

Summary

Autins Group beats Surface Transforms on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.