Amigo (AMGO) Competitors

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

Does the media favor AMGO or VCAP?

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. Amigo's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Vector Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that Amigo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Amigo	Positive
Vector Capital	Neutral

Is AMGO or VCAP 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
Amigo	-438.10%	6.73%	-6.04%
Vector Capital	21.11%	4.50%	4.25%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AMGO or VCAP?

14.0% of Vector Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Amigo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 103.5% of Vector Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AMGO or VCAP?

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
Amigo	£2.69M	0.55	-£11.76M	-£2.06	-0.13
Vector Capital	£5.41M	0.00	£1.14M	£0.03	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, AMGO or VCAP?

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

Is AMGO or VCAP a better dividend stock?

Amigo pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2,298.9%. Vector Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share. Amigo pays out -291.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Vector Capital beats Amigo on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.