Asia Strategic (ASIA) Competitors

Asia Strategic (LON:ASIA) and Wilmington (LON:WIL) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ASIA or WIL?

80.2% of Wilmington shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.1% of Asia Strategic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Wilmington shares are owned 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 risk & volatility, ASIA or WIL?

Asia Strategic has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wilmington has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ASIA or WIL?

In the previous week, Wilmington had 28 more articles in the media than Asia Strategic. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Wilmington and 0 mentions for Asia Strategic. Asia Strategic's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Wilmington's score of -0.25 indicating that Asia Strategic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Asia Strategic	Neutral
Wilmington	Neutral

Is ASIA or WIL more profitable?

Wilmington has a net margin of 18.89% compared to Asia Strategic's net margin of -20.83%. Wilmington's return on equity of 18.71% beat Asia Strategic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Asia Strategic	-20.83%	N/A	-8.22%
Wilmington	18.89%	18.71%	7.72%

Which has better valuation and earnings, ASIA or WIL?

Wilmington has higher revenue and earnings than Asia Strategic. Asia Strategic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wilmington, 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
Asia Strategic	£27.03M	0.00	-£5.63M	-£1.89	-1.59
Wilmington	£98.26M	2.98	£18.57M	£20.86	15.71

Summary

Wilmington beats Asia Strategic on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.