AFC Energy (AFC) Competitors

AFC Energy (LON:AFC) and FW Thorpe (LON:TFW) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate AFC or TFW?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AFC Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
FW Thorpe	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, AFC or TFW?

AFC Energy has a beta of 2.96, suggesting that its stock price is 196% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FW Thorpe has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AFC or TFW more profitable?

FW Thorpe has a net margin of 13.83% compared to AFC Energy's net margin of -4,502.53%. FW Thorpe's return on equity of 14.28% beat AFC Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AFC Energy	-4,502.53%	-71.96%	-35.77%
FW Thorpe	13.83%	14.28%	8.02%

Does the media favor AFC or TFW?

In the previous week, FW Thorpe had 2 more articles in the media than AFC Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for FW Thorpe and 1 mentions for AFC Energy. FW Thorpe's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat AFC Energy's score of 1.05 indicating that FW Thorpe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AFC Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FW Thorpe	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AFC or TFW?

11.5% of AFC Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.8% of FW Thorpe shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of AFC Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.5% of FW Thorpe shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AFC or TFW?

FW Thorpe has higher revenue and earnings than AFC Energy. AFC Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FW Thorpe, 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
AFC Energy	£3.61M	31.33	-£22.39M	-£0.02	-434.78
FW Thorpe	£176.97M	1.97	£24.42M	£0.21	1,423.83

Summary

FW Thorpe beats AFC Energy on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.