Andrews Sykes Group (ASY) Competitors

Andrews Sykes Group (LON:ASY) and Zigup (LON:ZIG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ASY or ZIG?

Andrews Sykes Group received 49 more outperform votes than Zigup when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.47% of users gave Andrews Sykes Group an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Zigup an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Andrews Sykes Group	Outperform Votes 49 64.47%	Underperform Votes 27 35.53%
Zigup	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%

Which has better earnings & valuation, ASY or ZIG?

Zigup has higher revenue and earnings than Andrews Sykes Group. Zigup is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Andrews Sykes 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
Andrews Sykes Group	£78.35M	2.78	£17.31M	£41.29	12.59
Zigup	£1.82B	0.39	£123.98M	£55.94	5.69

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ASY or ZIG?

85.4% of Zigup shares are held by institutional investors. 91.7% of Andrews Sykes Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Zigup shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ASY or ZIG more profitable?

Andrews Sykes Group has a net margin of 22.10% compared to Zigup's net margin of 6.82%. Andrews Sykes Group's return on equity of 42.18% beat Zigup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Andrews Sykes Group	22.10%	42.18%	16.52%
Zigup	6.82%	12.09%	5.59%

Is ASY or ZIG a better dividend stock?

Andrews Sykes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Zigup pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Andrews Sykes Group pays out 63.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Zigup pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Zigup is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, ASY or ZIG?

Andrews Sykes Group has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zigup has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ASY or ZIG?

Zigup has a consensus target price of GBX 390, indicating a potential upside of 22.45%. Given Zigup's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Zigup is more favorable than Andrews Sykes Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Andrews Sykes Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Zigup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to ASY or ZIG?

In the previous week, Zigup had 3 more articles in the media than Andrews Sykes Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Zigup and 0 mentions for Andrews Sykes Group. Zigup's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Andrews Sykes Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Zigup is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Andrews Sykes Group	Neutral
Zigup	Neutral

Summary

Zigup beats Andrews Sykes Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.