Surface Transforms (SCE) Competitors

Surface Transforms (LON:SCE) and Transense Technologies (LON:TRT) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media prefer SCE or TRT?

In the previous week, Surface Transforms had 2 more articles in the media than Transense Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Surface Transforms and 3 mentions for Transense Technologies. Transense Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Surface Transforms' score of -0.06 indicating that Transense Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Surface Transforms	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Transense Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend SCE or TRT?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Surface Transforms	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Transense Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is SCE or TRT more profitable?

Transense Technologies has a net margin of 45.10% compared to Surface Transforms' net margin of -134.35%. Transense Technologies' return on equity of 40.43% beat Surface Transforms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Surface Transforms	-134.35%	-31.16%	-16.64%
Transense Technologies	45.10%	40.43%	16.16%

Which has more volatility and risk, SCE or TRT?

Surface Transforms has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transense Technologies has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SCE or TRT?

Transense Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Surface Transforms. Surface Transforms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transense Technologies, 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
Surface Transforms	£5.55M	0.75	-£7.45M	-£0.03	-39.17
Transense Technologies	£3.70M	4.79	£1.67M	£0.11	1,059.09

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SCE or TRT?

Surface Transforms received 44 more outperform votes than Transense Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.20% of users gave Surface Transforms an outperform vote while only 48.57% of users gave Transense Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Surface Transforms	Outperform Votes 146 63.20%	Underperform Votes 85 36.80%
Transense Technologies	Outperform Votes 102 48.57%	Underperform Votes 108 51.43%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SCE or TRT?

21.1% of Surface Transforms shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of Transense Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.8% of Surface Transforms shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.3% of Transense Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Transense Technologies beats Surface Transforms on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.