Synthomer (SYNT) Competitors

Scapa Group (LON:SCPA) and Synthomer (LON:SYNT) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Is SCPA or SYNT more profitable?

Scapa Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Synthomer's net margin of -4.40%. Scapa Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Synthomer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scapa Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Synthomer	-4.40%	-7.52%	-0.28%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SCPA or SYNT?

43.8% of Synthomer shares are held by institutional investors. 28.0% of Synthomer shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SCPA or SYNT?

Scapa Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Synthomer. Synthomer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scapa 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
Scapa Group	£281.80M	0.00	N/A	-£29.30	N/A
Synthomer	£1.87B	0.10	-£82.04M	-£49.90	-2.31

Does the media prefer SCPA or SYNT?

In the previous week, Synthomer had 2 more articles in the media than Scapa Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Synthomer and 0 mentions for Scapa Group. Scapa Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Synthomer's score of -0.16 indicating that Scapa Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Scapa Group	Neutral
Synthomer	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SCPA or SYNT?

Synthomer received 534 more outperform votes than Scapa Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.46% of users gave Synthomer an outperform vote while only 56.27% of users gave Scapa Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Scapa Group	Outperform Votes 193 56.27%	Underperform Votes 150 43.73%
Synthomer	Outperform Votes 727 68.46%	Underperform Votes 335 31.54%

Do analysts prefer SCPA or SYNT?

Synthomer has a consensus price target of GBX 225, indicating a potential upside of 94.92%. Given Synthomer's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Synthomer is more favorable than Scapa Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Scapa Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Synthomer	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Synthomer beats Scapa Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.