AB Dynamics (ABDP) Competitors

TI Fluid Systems (LON:TIFS) and AB Dynamics (LON:ABDP) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has better earnings and valuation, TIFS or ABDP?

TI Fluid Systems has higher revenue and earnings than AB Dynamics. TI Fluid Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AB Dynamics, 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
TI Fluid Systems	£2.00B	0.00	£52.02M	£7.34	N/A
AB Dynamics	£104.48M	3.12	£13.69M	£59.18	23.91

Is TIFS or ABDP a better dividend stock?

TI Fluid Systems pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share. AB Dynamics pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. TI Fluid Systems pays out 81.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AB Dynamics pays out 11.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AB Dynamics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is TIFS or ABDP more profitable?

AB Dynamics has a net margin of 13.10% compared to TI Fluid Systems' net margin of 2.61%. TI Fluid Systems' return on equity of 13.45% beat AB Dynamics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TI Fluid Systems	2.61%	13.45%	4.41%
AB Dynamics	13.10%	10.55%	3.80%

Which has more risk & volatility, TIFS or ABDP?

TI Fluid Systems has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AB Dynamics has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TIFS or ABDP?

75.0% of TI Fluid Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.9% of AB Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. 32.6% of TI Fluid Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.0% of AB Dynamics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer TIFS or ABDP?

In the previous week, AB Dynamics had 2 more articles in the media than TI Fluid Systems. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for AB Dynamics and 0 mentions for TI Fluid Systems. AB Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat TI Fluid Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that AB Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TI Fluid Systems	Neutral
AB Dynamics	Neutral

Do analysts recommend TIFS or ABDP?

AB Dynamics has a consensus target price of GBX 2,650, suggesting a potential upside of 87.28%. Given AB Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AB Dynamics is more favorable than TI Fluid Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TI Fluid Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
AB Dynamics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

AB Dynamics beats TI Fluid Systems on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.