Alkemy Capital Investments (ALK) Competitors

East Star Resources (LON:EST) and Alkemy Capital Investments (LON:ALK) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment and valuation.

Is EST or ALK more profitable?

East Star Resources' return on equity of 0.00% beat Alkemy Capital Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
East Star Resources	N/A	-145.56%	-34.02%
Alkemy Capital Investments	N/A	N/A	-391.73%

Does the media prefer EST or ALK?

In the previous week, East Star Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Alkemy Capital Investments. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for East Star Resources and 1 mentions for Alkemy Capital Investments. Alkemy Capital Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat East Star Resources' score of 0.48 indicating that East Star Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
East Star Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alkemy Capital Investments	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, EST or ALK?

East Star Resources has a beta of -0.23, meaning that its stock price is 123% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alkemy Capital Investments has a beta of 2.1, meaning that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, EST or ALK?

Alkemy Capital Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than East Star Resources, 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
East Star Resources	N/A	N/A	-£2.87M	-£0.02	-185.00
Alkemy Capital Investments	N/A	N/A	-£2.44M	-£0.34	-257.35

Do analysts rate EST or ALK?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
East Star Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Alkemy Capital Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EST or ALK?

Alkemy Capital Investments received 153 more outperform votes than East Star Resources when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
East Star Resources	N/A	N/A
Alkemy Capital Investments	Outperform Votes 153 76.88%	Underperform Votes 46 23.12%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EST or ALK?

13.6% of East Star Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of Alkemy Capital Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 48.4% of East Star Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.2% of Alkemy Capital Investments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

East Star Resources beats Alkemy Capital Investments on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.