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

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%

Is ZIG or ASY a better dividend stock?

Zigup pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. 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.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ZIG or ASY?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, ZIG or ASY?

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

Which has better 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	0.44	£123.98M	£55.94	6.41
Andrews Sykes Group	£78.35M	2.79	£17.31M	£41.29	12.65

Do analysts prefer ZIG or ASY?

Zigup presently has a consensus target price of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 8.69%. 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

Does the media refer more to ZIG or ASY?

In the previous week, Zigup had 1 more articles in the media than Andrews Sykes Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Zigup and 0 mentions for Andrews Sykes Group. 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

Summary

Zigup beats Andrews Sykes Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.