TRU vs. ASAI, DFCH, TIME, LIT, VANQ, HAT, EQLS, IPF, SUS, and FCH
Should you be buying TruFin stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TruFin include ASA International Group (ASAI), Distribution Finance Capital (DFCH), Time Finance (TIME), Litigation Capital Management (LIT), Vanquis Banking Group (VANQ), H&T Group (HAT), Equals Group (EQLS), International Personal Finance (IPF), S&U (SUS), and Funding Circle (FCH). These companies are all part of the "credit services" industry.
ASA International Group (LON:ASAI) and TruFin (LON:TRU) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.
ASA International Group has higher revenue and earnings than TruFin. TruFin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ASA International Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, TruFin's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat ASA International Group's score of 0.00 indicating that ASA International Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
ASA International Group has a net margin of 6.35% compared to ASA International Group's net margin of -35.70%. TruFin's return on equity of 10.53% beat ASA International Group's return on equity.
TruFin received 25 more outperform votes than ASA International Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.91% of users gave TruFin an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave ASA International Group an outperform vote.
ASA International Group has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TruFin has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
18.6% of ASA International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.9% of TruFin shares are held by institutional investors. 21.2% of ASA International Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of TruFin shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
ASA International Group beats TruFin on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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