Tharisa (THS) Competitors

Tharisa (LON:THS) and Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LON:BGS) are both small-cap food products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is THS or BGS more profitable?

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon has a net margin of 101.98% compared to Tharisa's net margin of 11.49%. Tharisa's return on equity of 12.09% beat Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tharisa	11.49%	12.09%	5.09%
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	101.98%	-13.81%	-7.19%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of THS or BGS?

3.9% of Tharisa shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon shares are held by institutional investors. 65.7% of Tharisa shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer THS or BGS?

Tharisa currently has a consensus target price of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 131.21%. Given Tharisa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tharisa is more favorable than Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tharisa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor THS or BGS?

In the previous week, Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon had 3 more articles in the media than Tharisa. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon and 0 mentions for Tharisa. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Tharisa's score of 0.00 indicating that Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tharisa	Neutral
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, THS or BGS?

Tharisa has higher revenue and earnings than Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tharisa, 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
Tharisa	£842.77M	0.37	£96.84M	£21.85	3.96
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	-£54.25M	-6.78	-£55.32M	-£19.77	-6.67

Is THS or BGS a better dividend stock?

Tharisa pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Tharisa pays out 9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon pays out -5.1% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, THS or BGS?

Tharisa has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tharisa beats Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.