Dar Global (DAR) Competitors

Flowtech Fluidpower (LON:FLO) and Dar Global (LON:DAR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FLO or DAR?

Flowtech Fluidpower received 170 more outperform votes than Dar Global when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Flowtech Fluidpower	Outperform Votes 170 66.15%	Underperform Votes 87 33.85%
Dar Global	N/A	N/A

Is FLO or DAR more profitable?

Dar Global has a net margin of 16.72% compared to Flowtech Fluidpower's net margin of -12.99%. Dar Global's return on equity of 11.65% beat Flowtech Fluidpower's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flowtech Fluidpower	-12.99%	-20.67%	1.96%
Dar Global	16.72%	11.65%	3.68%

Do analysts prefer FLO or DAR?

Flowtech Fluidpower currently has a consensus target price of GBX 130, suggesting a potential upside of 145.28%. Given Flowtech Fluidpower's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Flowtech Fluidpower is more favorable than Dar Global.

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, FLO or DAR?

Dar Global has higher revenue and earnings than Flowtech Fluidpower. Flowtech Fluidpower is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dar Global, 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
Flowtech Fluidpower	£111.35M	0.30	-£14.47M	-£22.74	-2.33
Dar Global	£296.61M	0.04	£49.60M	£0.04	162.50

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FLO or DAR?

66.1% of Flowtech Fluidpower shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Flowtech Fluidpower shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 88.0% of Dar Global shares are held by company 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.

Does the media favor FLO or DAR?

In the previous week, Dar Global had 13 more articles in the media than Flowtech Fluidpower. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Dar Global and 0 mentions for Flowtech Fluidpower. Dar Global's average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat Flowtech Fluidpower's score of 0.00 indicating that Dar Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Flowtech Fluidpower	Neutral
Dar Global	Neutral

Summary

Dar Global beats Flowtech Fluidpower on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.