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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Do analysts recommend ABDP or TIFS?

AB Dynamics currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,650, suggesting a potential upside of 77.26%. Given AB Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe AB Dynamics is more favorable than TI Fluid Systems.

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

Is ABDP or TIFS 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
AB Dynamics	13.10%	10.55%	3.80%
TI Fluid Systems	2.61%	13.45%	4.41%

Which has stronger 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	£104.48M	3.30	£13.69M	£59.18	25.26
TI Fluid Systems	£2.00B	0.00	£52.02M	£7.34	N/A

Is ABDP or TIFS a better dividend stock?

AB Dynamics pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. TI Fluid Systems pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share. AB Dynamics pays out 11.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ABDP or TIFS?

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

Which has more risk & volatility, ABDP or TIFS?

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

Does the media refer more to ABDP or TIFS?

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 1.45 beat TI Fluid Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that AB Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AB Dynamics	Positive
TI Fluid Systems	Neutral

Summary

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