STM Group (STM) Competitors

STM Group (LON:STM) and Amati AIM VCT (LON:AMAT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer STM or AMAT?

STM Group received 184 more outperform votes than Amati AIM VCT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.83% of users gave Amati AIM VCT an outperform vote while only 57.76% of users gave STM Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
STM Group	Outperform Votes 201 57.76%	Underperform Votes 147 42.24%
Amati AIM VCT	Outperform Votes 17 70.83%	Underperform Votes 7 29.17%

Does the media favor STM or AMAT?

In the previous week, STM Group had 2 more articles in the media than Amati AIM VCT. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for STM Group and 1 mentions for Amati AIM VCT. STM Group's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Amati AIM VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that STM Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
STM Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amati AIM VCT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is STM or AMAT more profitable?

STM Group has a net margin of 4.87% compared to Amati AIM VCT's net margin of 0.00%. STM Group's return on equity of 4.17% beat Amati AIM VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
STM Group	4.87%	4.17%	2.38%
Amati AIM VCT	N/A	-7.38%	-4.56%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in STM or AMAT?

27.4% of STM Group shares are held by institutional investors. 46.5% of STM Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Amati AIM VCT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, STM or AMAT?

STM Group has higher revenue and earnings than Amati AIM VCT. Amati AIM VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than STM 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
STM Group	£30.06M	1.18	£1.47M	£0.02	3,075.00
Amati AIM VCT	-£8M	-13.92	-£10.96M	-£0.07	-1,078.57

Which has more volatility & risk, STM or AMAT?

STM Group has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amati AIM VCT has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is STM or AMAT a better dividend stock?

STM Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Amati AIM VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. STM Group pays out 5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Amati AIM VCT pays out -7,142.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amati AIM VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate STM or AMAT?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
STM Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Amati AIM VCT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

STM Group beats Amati AIM VCT on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.