AB Dynamics (ABDP) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer ABDP or TIFS?

In the previous week, AB Dynamics had 5 more articles in the media than TI Fluid Systems. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for AB Dynamics and 0 mentions for TI Fluid Systems. TI Fluid Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat AB Dynamics' score of 0.61 indicating that TI Fluid Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AB Dynamics	Positive
TI Fluid Systems	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ABDP or TIFS?

AB Dynamics received 30 more outperform votes than TI Fluid Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.15% of users gave AB Dynamics an outperform vote while only 67.15% of users gave TI Fluid Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AB Dynamics	Outperform Votes 169 68.15%	Underperform Votes 79 31.85%
TI Fluid Systems	Outperform Votes 139 67.15%	Underperform Votes 68 32.85%

Do analysts prefer ABDP or TIFS?

TI Fluid Systems has a consensus price target of GBX 145, suggesting a potential upside of 0.06%. Given TI Fluid Systems' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TI Fluid Systems is more favorable than AB Dynamics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AB Dynamics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
TI Fluid Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ABDP or TIFS?

38.7% of AB Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.5% of TI Fluid Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.3% of AB Dynamics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.1% of TI Fluid Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ABDP or TIFS a better dividend stock?

AB Dynamics pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. TI Fluid Systems pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. AB Dynamics pays out 1,276.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TI Fluid Systems pays out 2,142.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk and volatility, ABDP or TIFS?

AB Dynamics has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TI Fluid Systems has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ABDP or TIFS more profitable?

AB Dynamics has a net margin of 10.90% compared to TI Fluid Systems' net margin of 2.37%. TI Fluid Systems' return on equity of 12.43% beat AB Dynamics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AB Dynamics	10.90%	9.25%	3.22%
TI Fluid Systems	2.37%	12.43%	4.37%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ABDP or TIFS?

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
AB Dynamics	£100.77M	4.07	£10.99M	£0.47	3,808.51
TI Fluid Systems	£3.52B	0.21	£83.50M	£0.14	1,035.14

Summary

AB Dynamics beats TI Fluid Systems on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.