Synectics (SNX) Competitors

Synectics (LON:SNX) and Science Group (LON:SAG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has better valuation and earnings, SNX or SAG?

Science Group has higher revenue and earnings than Synectics. Synectics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Science Group, 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
Synectics	£52.08M	1.03	£2.93M	£17.97	18.23
Science Group	£108.81M	1.72	£5.92M	£13.25	31.58

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SNX or SAG?

Science Group received 13 more outperform votes than Synectics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.32% of users gave Science Group an outperform vote while only 61.58% of users gave Synectics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Synectics	Outperform Votes 125 61.58%	Underperform Votes 78 38.42%
Science Group	Outperform Votes 138 68.32%	Underperform Votes 64 31.68%

Is SNX or SAG more profitable?

Synectics has a net margin of 5.63% compared to Science Group's net margin of 5.44%. Synectics' return on equity of 7.67% beat Science Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Synectics	5.63%	7.67%	5.02%
Science Group	5.44%	7.43%	4.28%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SNX or SAG?

22.8% of Synectics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of Science Group shares are held by institutional investors. 62.2% of Synectics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of Science Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SNX or SAG a better dividend stock?

Synectics pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Science Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Synectics pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Science Group pays out 60.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts rate SNX or SAG?

Science Group has a consensus target price of GBX 758, indicating a potential upside of 81.21%. Given Science Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Science Group is more favorable than Synectics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Synectics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Science Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor SNX or SAG?

In the previous week, Science Group had 1 more articles in the media than Synectics. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Science Group and 1 mentions for Synectics. Synectics' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Science Group's score of 0.58 indicating that Synectics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Synectics	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Science Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SNX or SAG?

Synectics has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Science Group has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Science Group beats Synectics on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.