SVM UK Emerging (SVM) Competitors

SVM UK Emerging (LON:SVM) and Kelso Group (LON:KLSO) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SVM or KLSO?

Kelso Group has higher revenue and earnings than SVM UK Emerging.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SVM UK Emerging	-£3.61M	-1.09	-£1.17M	£0.07	935.71
Kelso Group	£2.58M	5.90	£1.53M	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SVM or KLSO?

SVM UK Emerging received 81 more outperform votes than Kelso Group when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SVM UK Emerging	Outperform Votes 81 65.32%	Underperform Votes 43 34.68%
Kelso Group	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor SVM or KLSO?

In the previous week, SVM UK Emerging's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Kelso Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SVM UK Emerging	Neutral
Kelso Group	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, SVM or KLSO?

SVM UK Emerging has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kelso Group has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SVM or KLSO?

34.0% of SVM UK Emerging shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.8% of Kelso Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.8% of SVM UK Emerging shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 66.7% of Kelso Group 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 SVM or KLSO more profitable?

SVM UK Emerging has a net margin of 66.87% compared to Kelso Group's net margin of -104.53%. SVM UK Emerging's return on equity of 8.42% beat Kelso Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SVM UK Emerging	66.87%	8.42%	5.07%
Kelso Group	-104.53%	-1.77%	-0.99%

Do analysts rate SVM or KLSO?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SVM UK Emerging	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Kelso Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

SVM UK Emerging beats Kelso Group on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.