Audioboom Group (BOOM) Competitors

Industrials REIT (LON:MLI) and Audioboom Group (LON:BOOM) are both small-cap steel works companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Is MLI or BOOM more profitable?

Industrials REIT has a net margin of 94.51% compared to Audioboom Group's net margin of -15.09%. Industrials REIT's return on equity of 9.57% beat Audioboom Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Industrials REIT	94.51%	9.57%	2.16%
Audioboom Group	-15.09%	-550.89%	-19.50%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MLI or BOOM?

Industrials REIT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Audioboom Group. Industrials REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Audioboom 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
Industrials REIT	£50.19M	0.00	£45.84M	£0.16	N/A
Audioboom Group	£74.41M	1.20	-£12.29M	£0.20	2,457.08

Which has more volatility & risk, MLI or BOOM?

Industrials REIT has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Audioboom Group has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MLI or BOOM?

In the previous week, Audioboom Group had 4 more articles in the media than Industrials REIT. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Audioboom Group and 0 mentions for Industrials REIT. Audioboom Group's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Industrials REIT's score of 0.00 indicating that Audioboom Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Industrials REIT	Neutral
Audioboom Group	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MLI or BOOM?

58.8% of Industrials REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.8% of Audioboom Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.6% of Industrials REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.1% of Audioboom Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Audioboom Group beats Industrials REIT on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.