ASA International Group (ASAI) Competitors

Equals Group (LON:EQLS) and ASA International Group (LON:ASAI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EQLS or ASAI?

Equals Group received 16 more outperform votes than ASA International Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 85.71% of users gave Equals Group an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave ASA International Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Equals Group	Outperform Votes 30 85.71%	Underperform Votes 5 14.29%
ASA International Group	Outperform Votes 14 66.67%	Underperform Votes 7 33.33%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in EQLS or ASAI?

51.3% of Equals Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.3% of ASA International Group shares are held by institutional investors. 29.9% of Equals Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.2% of ASA International Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is EQLS or ASAI more profitable?

ASA International Group has a net margin of 11.86% compared to Equals Group's net margin of 7.36%. ASA International Group's return on equity of 24.69% beat Equals Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equals Group	7.36%	14.79%	8.11%
ASA International Group	11.86%	24.69%	3.82%

Which has more volatility and risk, EQLS or ASAI?

Equals Group has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASA International Group has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer EQLS or ASAI?

In the previous week, Equals Group had 3 more articles in the media than ASA International Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Equals Group and 0 mentions for ASA International Group. ASA International Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Equals Group's score of -0.02 indicating that ASA International Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Equals Group	Neutral
ASA International Group	Neutral

Is EQLS or ASAI a better dividend stock?

Equals Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. ASA International Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Equals Group pays out 5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ASA International Group pays out 4,285.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ASA International Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EQLS or ASAI?

ASA International Group has higher revenue and earnings than Equals Group. ASA International Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equals 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
Equals Group	£110.63M	2.29	£8.14M	£0.04	3,362.50
ASA International Group	£161.51M	0.46	£19.16M	£0.14	532.14

Summary

ASA International Group beats Equals Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.