Andrews Sykes Group (ASY) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ZIG or ASY?

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

Is ZIG or ASY 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
Zigup	6.82%	12.09%	5.59%
Andrews Sykes Group	22.10%	42.18%	16.52%

Do analysts rate ZIG or ASY?

Zigup currently has a consensus target price of GBX 390, indicating a potential upside of 13.03%. Given Zigup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Zigup is more favorable than Andrews Sykes Group.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, ZIG or ASY?

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

Is ZIG or ASY a better dividend stock?

Zigup pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Andrews Sykes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Zigup pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Andrews Sykes Group pays out 63.0% 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.

Does the media refer more to ZIG or ASY?

In the previous week, Zigup's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Andrews Sykes Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Zigup	Neutral
Andrews Sykes Group	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ZIG or ASY?

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
Zigup	£1.82B	0.42	£123.98M	£55.94	6.17
Andrews Sykes Group	£78.35M	2.79	£17.31M	£41.29	12.64

Summary

Zigup beats Andrews Sykes Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.