Syncona (SYNC) Competitors

Monks (LON:MNKS) and Syncona (LON:SYNC) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Is MNKS or SYNC a better dividend stock?

Monks pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Syncona pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Monks pays out 112.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Syncona pays out 20,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk & volatility, MNKS or SYNC?

Monks has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Syncona has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, MNKS or SYNC?

Monks has higher revenue and earnings than Syncona. Monks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Syncona, 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
Monks	£419.32M	6.10	£398.35M	£1.78	712.36
Syncona	£30.75M	21.29	£3.79M	£0.01	10,260.00

Does the media refer more to MNKS or SYNC?

In the previous week, Monks had 4 more articles in the media than Syncona. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Monks and 0 mentions for Syncona. Monks' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Syncona's score of 0.00 indicating that Monks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Monks	Positive
Syncona	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MNKS or SYNC?

Syncona received 11 more outperform votes than Monks when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.18% of users gave Monks an outperform vote while only 59.88% of users gave Syncona an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Monks	Outperform Votes 86 64.18%	Underperform Votes 48 35.82%
Syncona	Outperform Votes 97 59.88%	Underperform Votes 65 40.12%

Is MNKS or SYNC more profitable?

Monks has a net margin of 95.00% compared to Syncona's net margin of 12.32%. Monks' return on equity of 15.61% beat Syncona's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monks	95.00%	15.61%	9.21%
Syncona	12.32%	0.30%	0.40%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MNKS or SYNC?

20.4% of Monks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Syncona shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Monks shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Syncona shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Monks beats Syncona on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.