Tharisa (THS) Competitors

Tharisa (LON:THS) and Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LON:BGS) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk and community ranking.

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

3.9% of Tharisa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.7% of Tharisa shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is THS or BGS a better dividend stock?

Tharisa pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. 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.

Does the media refer more to THS or BGS?

In the previous week, Tharisa had 2 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Tharisa and 1 mentions for Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Tharisa's score of 0.12 indicating that Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tharisa	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has preferable valuation and 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	0.23	£96.84M	£21.85	2.43
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	-£54.25M	-5.53	-£55.32M	-£19.77	-5.43

Do analysts prefer THS or BGS?

Tharisa currently has a consensus price target of GBX 130, suggesting a potential upside of 145.28%. Given Tharisa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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

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%

Which has more volatility and risk, THS or BGS?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in THS or BGS?

Tharisa received 138 more outperform votes than Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.82% of users gave Tharisa an outperform vote while only 62.05% of users gave Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tharisa	Outperform Votes 241 82.82%	Underperform Votes 50 17.18%
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	Outperform Votes 103 62.05%	Underperform Votes 63 37.95%

Summary

Tharisa beats Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.