Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. (ATR) Competitors

EnQuest (LON:ENQ) and Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. (LON:ATR) are both small-cap rubber and plastic products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, ENQ or ATR?

EnQuest has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ENQ or ATR?

In the previous week, Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. had 3 more articles in the media than EnQuest. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. and 0 mentions for EnQuest. Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.'s average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat EnQuest's score of 0.00 indicating that Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
EnQuest	Neutral
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ENQ or ATR?

34.9% of EnQuest shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of EnQuest shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ENQ or ATR more profitable?

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. has a net margin of 88.95% compared to EnQuest's net margin of 1.59%. Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.'s return on equity of 14.92% beat EnQuest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EnQuest	1.59%	4.40%	7.54%
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	88.95%	14.92%	4.75%

Do analysts recommend ENQ or ATR?

EnQuest currently has a consensus price target of GBX 29, indicating a potential upside of 146.62%. Given EnQuest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe EnQuest is more favorable than Schroder Asian Total Return Inv..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EnQuest	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ENQ or ATR?

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. has lower revenue, but higher earnings than EnQuest. EnQuest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroder Asian Total Return Inv., 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
EnQuest	£1.18B	0.19	£25.24M	£0.05	239.98
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	£58.52M	8.41	£66.84M	£0.58	901.92

Summary

EnQuest and Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.