Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WIX or ARBB?

49.9% of Wickes Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Wickes Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 59.3% of Arbuthnot Banking Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, WIX or ARBB?

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

Do analysts rate WIX or ARBB?

Wickes Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 215, indicating a potential downside of 2.27%. Given Wickes Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Wickes Group is more favorable than Arbuthnot Banking Group.

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

Is WIX or ARBB a better dividend stock?

Wickes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Arbuthnot Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Wickes Group pays out 114.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Arbuthnot Banking Group pays out 28.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer WIX or ARBB?

In the previous week, Arbuthnot Banking Group had 1 more articles in the media than Wickes Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Arbuthnot Banking Group and 1 mentions for Wickes Group. Wickes Group's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Arbuthnot Banking Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Wickes Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is WIX or ARBB 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
Wickes Group	2.01%	19.39%	3.77%
Arbuthnot Banking Group	12.76%	12.11%	0.75%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WIX or ARBB?

Arbuthnot Banking Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Wickes Group	£1.58B	0.31	£29.25M	£0.10	2,315.79
Arbuthnot Banking Group	£227.50M	0.64	£30.60M	£1.00	893.21

Summary

Wickes Group beats Arbuthnot Banking Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.