PEBB vs. SYS1, CAU, EBQ, NAH, SAA, SFOR, NEXN, DEVO, STVG, and FDEV
Should you be buying The Pebble Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Pebble Group include System1 Group (SYS1), Centaur Media (CAU), Ebiquity (EBQ), NAHL Group (NAH), M&C Saatchi (SAA), S4 Capital (SFOR), Nexxen International (NEXN), Devolver Digital (DEVO), STV Group (STVG), and Frontier Developments (FDEV). These companies are all part of the "communication services" sector.
The Pebble Group (LON:PEBB) and System1 Group (LON:SYS1) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.
System1 Group has a net margin of 4.73% compared to The Pebble Group's net margin of 4.67%. System1 Group's return on equity of 13.88% beat The Pebble Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, The Pebble Group had 4 more articles in the media than System1 Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for The Pebble Group and 0 mentions for System1 Group. The Pebble Group's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat System1 Group's score of 0.00 indicating that The Pebble Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
The Pebble Group has higher revenue and earnings than System1 Group. The Pebble Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than System1 Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
The Pebble Group has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, System1 Group has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
System1 Group received 81 more outperform votes than The Pebble Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 89.47% of users gave The Pebble Group an outperform vote while only 64.25% of users gave System1 Group an outperform vote.
86.0% of The Pebble Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.9% of System1 Group shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of The Pebble Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.4% of System1 Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
The Pebble Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. System1 Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. The Pebble Group pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. System1 Group pays out 8,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Pebble Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
The Pebble Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 151.33, suggesting a potential upside of 154.34%. System1 Group has a consensus price target of GBX 615, suggesting a potential upside of 26.80%. Given The Pebble Group's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe The Pebble Group is more favorable than System1 Group.
Summary
The Pebble Group beats System1 Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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