Appreciate Group (LON:APP) and S&U (LON:SUS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Appreciate Group and S&U, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| Appreciate Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| S&U | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
S&U has a consensus target price of GBX 3,300, suggesting a potential upside of 36.36%. Given S&U's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe S&U is more favorable than Appreciate Group.
Profitability
This table compares Appreciate Group and S&U's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| Appreciate Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| S&U | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Appreciate Group and S&U's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| Appreciate Group | £106.88 million | 0.71 | N/A | GBX 0.80 | 51.00 |
| S&U | £80.15 million | 3.66 | N/A | GBX 120.70 | 20.05 |
S&U is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Appreciate Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Appreciate Group beats S&U on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.
