BATM Advanced Communications (BVC) Competitors

Tristel (LON:TSTL) and BATM Advanced Communications (LON:BVC) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is TSTL or BVC a better dividend stock?

Tristel pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. BATM Advanced Communications pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Tristel pays out 95.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BATM Advanced Communications pays out -2,321.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BATM Advanced Communications is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to TSTL or BVC?

In the previous week, Tristel and Tristel both had 2 articles in the media. BATM Advanced Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Tristel's score of 0.00 indicating that BATM Advanced Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tristel	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BATM Advanced Communications	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, TSTL or BVC?

Tristel has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BATM Advanced Communications. BATM Advanced Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tristel, 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
Tristel	£42.24M	4.70	£6.54M	£13.66	30.44
BATM Advanced Communications	£130.32M	0.65	-£278.26K	-£0.04	-367.96

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TSTL or BVC?

50.4% of Tristel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of BATM Advanced Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Tristel shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.2% of BATM Advanced Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TSTL or BVC more profitable?

Tristel has a net margin of 15.47% compared to BATM Advanced Communications' net margin of -0.21%. Tristel's return on equity of 20.43% beat BATM Advanced Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tristel	15.47%	20.43%	9.89%
BATM Advanced Communications	-0.21%	-0.22%	0.58%

Which has more risk and volatility, TSTL or BVC?

Tristel has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BATM Advanced Communications has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tristel beats BATM Advanced Communications on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.