Braime Group (BMT) Competitors

Braime Group (LON:BMT) and Flowtech Fluidpower (LON:FLO) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media refer more to BMT or FLO?

In the previous week, Flowtech Fluidpower had 1 more articles in the media than Braime Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Flowtech Fluidpower and 0 mentions for Braime Group. Flowtech Fluidpower's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Braime Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Flowtech Fluidpower is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Braime Group	Neutral
Flowtech Fluidpower	Positive

Do analysts recommend BMT or FLO?

Flowtech Fluidpower has a consensus price target of GBX 130, indicating a potential upside of 113.11%. Given Flowtech Fluidpower's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Flowtech Fluidpower is more favorable than Braime Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Braime Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Flowtech Fluidpower	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is BMT or FLO a better dividend stock?

Braime Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Flowtech Fluidpower pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Braime Group pays out 11.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowtech Fluidpower pays out -8.8% 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. Flowtech Fluidpower is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is BMT or FLO more profitable?

Braime Group has a net margin of 3.93% compared to Flowtech Fluidpower's net margin of -12.99%. Braime Group's return on equity of 8.80% beat Flowtech Fluidpower's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Braime Group	3.93%	8.80%	5.72%
Flowtech Fluidpower	-12.99%	-20.67%	1.96%

Which has more volatility & risk, BMT or FLO?

Braime Group has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flowtech Fluidpower has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BMT or FLO?

Braime Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Flowtech Fluidpower. Flowtech Fluidpower is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Braime 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
Braime Group	£62.83M	0.30	£2.47M	£131.46	7.60
Flowtech Fluidpower	£111.35M	0.35	-£14.47M	-£22.74	-2.68

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BMT or FLO?

2.1% of Braime Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of Flowtech Fluidpower shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.0% of Braime Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Flowtech Fluidpower shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Flowtech Fluidpower beats Braime Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.