GlobalData (DATA) Competitors

GlobalData (LON:DATA) and Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LON:AFM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media favor DATA or AFM?

In the previous week, GlobalData had 9 more articles in the media than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for GlobalData and 0 mentions for Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat GlobalData's score of 0.00 indicating that Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
GlobalData	Neutral
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DATA or AFM?

23.8% of GlobalData shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. 66.5% of GlobalData shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is DATA or AFM more profitable?

GlobalData has a net margin of 11.96% compared to Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's net margin of 6.78%. GlobalData's return on equity of 12.99% beat Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GlobalData	11.96%	12.99%	7.91%
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	6.78%	10.64%	7.51%

Do analysts rate DATA or AFM?

GlobalData currently has a consensus target price of GBX 300, suggesting a potential upside of 115.83%. Given GlobalData's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe GlobalData is more favorable than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GlobalData	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DATA or AFM?

GlobalData has higher revenue and earnings than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GlobalData, 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
GlobalData	£277.36M	4.04	£33.17M	£4.18	33.21
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	£233.62M	0.00	£15.85M	£0.13	N/A

Is DATA or AFM a better dividend stock?

GlobalData pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share. GlobalData pays out 119.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays out 10,769.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GlobalData is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, DATA or AFM?

GlobalData has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

GlobalData beats Alpha Financial Markets Consulting on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.