Agronomics (ANIC) Competitors

Brooks Macdonald Group (LON:BRK) and Agronomics (LON:ANIC) 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, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and earnings.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BRK or ANIC?

Brooks Macdonald Group has higher revenue and earnings than Agronomics. Agronomics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brooks Macdonald 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
Brooks Macdonald Group	£129.98M	2.28	£6.54M	£39.80	45.73
Agronomics	£607.15K	120.61	-£436.90K	-£0.04	-164.88

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BRK or ANIC?

79.9% of Brooks Macdonald Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Agronomics shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Brooks Macdonald Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of Agronomics 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.

Does the media refer more to BRK or ANIC?

In the previous week, Brooks Macdonald Group had 2 more articles in the media than Agronomics. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Brooks Macdonald Group and 1 mentions for Agronomics. Brooks Macdonald Group's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Agronomics' score of 0.36 indicating that Brooks Macdonald Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brooks Macdonald Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Agronomics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BRK or ANIC more profitable?

Brooks Macdonald Group has a net margin of 5.03% compared to Agronomics' net margin of -71.96%. Brooks Macdonald Group's return on equity of 4.30% beat Agronomics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brooks Macdonald Group	5.03%	4.30%	7.37%
Agronomics	-71.96%	-0.27%	2.20%

Do analysts recommend BRK or ANIC?

Brooks Macdonald Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,825, suggesting a potential upside of 0.27%. Agronomics has a consensus target price of GBX 16.70, suggesting a potential upside of 126.44%. Given Agronomics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Agronomics is more favorable than Brooks Macdonald Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brooks Macdonald Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Agronomics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, BRK or ANIC?

Brooks Macdonald Group has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agronomics has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Brooks Macdonald Group beats Agronomics on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.