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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Which has higher 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	£683.75M	0.28	£68.59M	£0.21	314.29
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	-£58.78M	-5.51	-£59.94M	-£0.20	-556.00

Does the media favor THS or BGS?

In the previous week, Tharisa's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tharisa	Neutral
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	Neutral

Do analysts recommend THS or BGS?

Tharisa currently has a consensus price target of GBX 130, indicating a potential upside of 96.97%. Given Tharisa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer THS or BGS?

Tharisa received 136 more outperform votes than Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.70% 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 239 82.70%	Underperform Votes 50 17.30%
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	Outperform Votes 103 62.05%	Underperform Votes 63 37.95%

Is THS or BGS a better dividend stock?

Tharisa pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Tharisa pays out 952.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon pays out -500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is THS or BGS more profitable?

Tharisa has a net margin of 10.03% compared to Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's net margin of 0.00%. Tharisa's return on equity of 10.31% beat Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tharisa	10.03%	10.31%	5.09%
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	N/A	-13.30%	-7.19%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, THS or BGS?

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

Summary

Tharisa beats Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.