BMS vs. FSJ, GPH, INSE, LORD, BILN, AVAP, ANX, CTO, SFT, and MPAC
Should you be buying Braemar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Braemar include James Fisher and Sons (FSJ), Global Ports (GPH), Inspired (INSE), Lords Group Trading (LORD), Billington (BILN), Avation (AVAP), Anexo Group (ANX), TClarke (CTO), Software Circle (SFT), and Mpac Group (MPAC). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Braemar (LON:BMS) and James Fisher and Sons (LON:FSJ) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and community ranking.
Braemar pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. James Fisher and Sons pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Braemar pays out -14,444.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. James Fisher and Sons pays out -1,584.2% 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.
In the previous week, Braemar had 3 more articles in the media than James Fisher and Sons. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Braemar and 0 mentions for James Fisher and Sons. Braemar's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat James Fisher and Sons' score of 0.53 indicating that Braemar is being referred to more favorably in the media.
James Fisher and Sons has a consensus target price of GBX 375, suggesting a potential upside of 24.17%. Given James Fisher and Sons' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe James Fisher and Sons is more favorable than Braemar.
Braemar received 21 more outperform votes than James Fisher and Sons when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.13% of users gave Braemar an outperform vote while only 58.58% of users gave James Fisher and Sons an outperform vote.
25.7% of Braemar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of James Fisher and Sons shares are held by institutional investors. 51.9% of Braemar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.3% of James Fisher and Sons shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Braemar has higher earnings, but lower revenue than James Fisher and Sons. Braemar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Fisher and Sons, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Braemar has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, James Fisher and Sons has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Braemar has a net margin of -1.54% compared to James Fisher and Sons' net margin of -12.58%. Braemar's return on equity of -2.97% beat James Fisher and Sons' return on equity.
Summary
Braemar beats James Fisher and Sons on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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