Argentex Group (AGFX) Competitors

Peel Hunt (LON:PEEL) and Argentex Group (LON:AGFX) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is PEEL or AGFX a better dividend stock?

Peel Hunt pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Argentex Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Peel Hunt pays out -233.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Argentex Group pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the media prefer PEEL or AGFX?

In the previous week, Argentex Group's average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat Peel Hunt's score of 0.00 indicating that Argentex Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Peel Hunt	Neutral
Argentex Group	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, PEEL or AGFX?

Peel Hunt has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Argentex Group has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PEEL or AGFX?

Argentex Group received 11 more outperform votes than Peel Hunt when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Peel Hunt	N/A	N/A
Argentex Group	Outperform Votes 11 73.33%	Underperform Votes 4 26.67%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PEEL or AGFX?

27.1% of Peel Hunt shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of Argentex Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.0% of Peel Hunt shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.8% of Argentex Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PEEL or AGFX?

Argentex Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Peel Hunt. Peel Hunt is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Argentex Group, 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
Peel Hunt	£87.00M	0.97	-£1.50M	-£1.29	-56.07
Argentex Group	£59.42M	0.89	£10.15M	£8.07	5.35

Is PEEL or AGFX more profitable?

Argentex Group has a net margin of 17.07% compared to Peel Hunt's net margin of -1.72%. Argentex Group's return on equity of 34.38% beat Peel Hunt's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Peel Hunt	-1.72%	-1.78%	-0.50%
Argentex Group	17.07%	34.38%	0.87%

Summary

Argentex Group beats Peel Hunt on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.