Amigo (AMGO) Competitors

Vector Capital (LON:VCAP) and Amigo (LON:AMGO) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media prefer VCAP or AMGO?

In the previous week, Amigo had 5 more articles in the media than Vector Capital. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Amigo and 0 mentions for Vector Capital. Vector Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Amigo's score of -0.06 indicating that Vector Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vector Capital	Neutral
Amigo	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, VCAP or AMGO?

Vector Capital has a beta of -0.13, suggesting that its share price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amigo has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VCAP or AMGO more profitable?

Vector Capital has a net margin of 21.11% compared to Amigo's net margin of -438.10%. Amigo's return on equity of 6.73% beat Vector Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vector Capital	21.11%	4.50%	4.25%
Amigo	-438.10%	6.73%	-6.04%

Is VCAP or AMGO a better dividend stock?

Vector Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share. Amigo pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2,142.9%. Vector Capital pays out 10,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Amigo pays out -291.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amigo is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VCAP or AMGO?

14.0% of Vector Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 103.5% of Vector Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Amigo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, VCAP or AMGO?

Vector Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Amigo. Amigo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vector Capital, 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
Vector Capital	£5.41M	0.00	£1.14M	£0.03	N/A
Amigo	£2.69M	0.59	-£11.76M	-£2.06	-0.14

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VCAP or AMGO?

Amigo received 53 more outperform votes than Vector Capital when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vector Capital	N/A	N/A
Amigo	Outperform Votes 53 67.09%	Underperform Votes 26 32.91%

Summary

Vector Capital beats Amigo on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.