Asia Strategic (ASIA) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, WIL or ASIA?

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

Do analysts prefer WIL or ASIA?

Wilmington currently has a consensus target price of GBX 450, suggesting a potential upside of 29.31%. Given Wilmington's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Wilmington is more favorable than Asia Strategic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wilmington	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Asia Strategic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

80.2% of Wilmington shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Wilmington shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 70.1% of Asia Strategic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to WIL or ASIA?

In the previous week, Wilmington had 35 more articles in the media than Asia Strategic. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Wilmington and 0 mentions for Asia Strategic. Wilmington's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Asia Strategic's score of 0.00 indicating that Wilmington is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Wilmington	Neutral
Asia Strategic	Neutral

Is WIL or ASIA 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
Wilmington	18.89%	18.71%	7.72%
Asia Strategic	-20.83%	N/A	-8.22%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, WIL or ASIA?

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
Wilmington	£98.26M	3.17	£18.57M	£20.86	16.69
Asia Strategic	£27.03M	0.00	-£5.63M	-£1.89	N/A

Summary

Wilmington beats Asia Strategic on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.