Aura Energy (AURA) Competitors

Bloomsbury Publishing (LON:BMY) and Aura Energy (LON:AURA) are both small-cap pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings.

Is BMY or AURA more profitable?

Bloomsbury Publishing has a net margin of 9.77% compared to Aura Energy's net margin of 0.00%. Bloomsbury Publishing's return on equity of 18.62% beat Aura Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bloomsbury Publishing	9.77%	18.62%	7.82%
Aura Energy	N/A	-0.01%	-8.03%

Does the media refer more to BMY or AURA?

In the previous week, Bloomsbury Publishing had 1 more articles in the media than Aura Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Bloomsbury Publishing and 2 mentions for Aura Energy. Aura Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Bloomsbury Publishing's score of 0.00 indicating that Aura Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bloomsbury Publishing	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Aura Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BMY or AURA?

Bloomsbury Publishing has higher revenue and earnings than Aura Energy. Aura Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bloomsbury Publishing, 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
Bloomsbury Publishing	£361M	1.10	£37.37M	£0.31	1,595.57
Aura Energy	N/A	N/A	-£16.15K	-£0.00	-24,495.84

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BMY or AURA?

50.5% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.6% of Aura Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Aura Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, BMY or AURA?

Bloomsbury Publishing has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aura Energy has a beta of -0.35, meaning that its share price is 135% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BMY or AURA?

Bloomsbury Publishing presently has a consensus target price of GBX 820, suggesting a potential upside of 67.35%. Given Bloomsbury Publishing's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Bloomsbury Publishing is more favorable than Aura Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bloomsbury Publishing	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Aura Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Bloomsbury Publishing beats Aura Energy on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.