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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Does the media prefer ASY or ZIG?

In the previous week, Zigup had 4 more articles in the media than Andrews Sykes Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Zigup and 1 mentions for Andrews Sykes Group. Zigup's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Andrews Sykes Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Zigup is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Andrews Sykes Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Zigup	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ASY or ZIG?

0.1% of Andrews Sykes Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.0% of Zigup shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Andrews Sykes Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Zigup shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Which has more risk and volatility, ASY or ZIG?

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

Do analysts prefer ASY or ZIG?

Zigup has a consensus price target of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 24.80%. Given Zigup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

Is ASY or ZIG a better dividend stock?

Andrews Sykes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Zigup pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Andrews Sykes Group pays out 64.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Zigup pays out 75.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

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	£75.94M	3.14	£17.31M	£0.40	1,420.38
Zigup	£1.81B	0.39	£123.98M	£0.35	895.42

Summary

Zigup beats Andrews Sykes Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.