Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB) Competitors

Arbuthnot Banking Group (LON:ARBB) and Wickes Group (LON:WIX) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to ARBB or WIX?

In the previous week, Wickes Group had 4 more articles in the media than Arbuthnot Banking Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Wickes Group and 2 mentions for Arbuthnot Banking Group. Wickes Group's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Arbuthnot Banking Group's score of 0.62 indicating that Wickes Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arbuthnot Banking Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wickes Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ARBB or WIX?

16.5% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.1% of Wickes Group shares are held by institutional investors. 59.3% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Wickes Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer ARBB or WIX?

Wickes Group has a consensus target price of GBX 215, suggesting a potential upside of 0.94%. Given Wickes Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Wickes Group is more favorable than Arbuthnot Banking Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arbuthnot Banking Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Wickes Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is ARBB or WIX more profitable?

Arbuthnot Banking Group has a net margin of 12.76% compared to Wickes Group's net margin of 2.01%. Wickes Group's return on equity of 19.39% beat Arbuthnot Banking Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arbuthnot Banking Group	12.76%	12.11%	0.75%
Wickes Group	2.01%	19.39%	3.77%

Is ARBB or WIX a better dividend stock?

Arbuthnot Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Wickes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Arbuthnot Banking Group pays out 28.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wickes Group pays out 145.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility and risk, ARBB or WIX?

Arbuthnot Banking Group has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Wickes Group has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, ARBB or WIX?

Arbuthnot Banking Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Wickes Group. Arbuthnot Banking Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wickes 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
Arbuthnot Banking Group	£227.50M	0.70	£30.60M	£1.00	968.06
Wickes Group	£1.54B	0.32	£29.25M	£0.08	2,840.00

Summary

Wickes Group beats Arbuthnot Banking Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.