Dewhurst Group (DWHA) Competitors

AFC Energy (LON:AFC) and Dewhurst Group (LON:DWHA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, AFC or DWHA?

AFC Energy has a beta of 2.96, meaning that its stock price is 196% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dewhurst Group has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AFC or DWHA?

11.5% of AFC Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of Dewhurst Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of AFC Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of Dewhurst Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate AFC or DWHA?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AFC Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Dewhurst Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is AFC or DWHA more profitable?

Dewhurst Group has a net margin of 8.54% compared to AFC Energy's net margin of -4,502.53%. Dewhurst Group's return on equity of 8.43% beat AFC Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AFC Energy	-4,502.53%	-71.96%	-35.77%
Dewhurst Group	8.54%	8.43%	6.49%

Which has better valuation & earnings, AFC or DWHA?

Dewhurst Group has higher revenue and earnings than AFC Energy. AFC Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dewhurst 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
AFC Energy	£3.61M	31.15	-£22.39M	-£0.02	-432.17
Dewhurst Group	£65.06M	0.67	£8.00M	£0.70	806.57

Does the media favor AFC or DWHA?

In the previous week, AFC Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Dewhurst Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for AFC Energy and 0 mentions for Dewhurst Group. AFC Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Dewhurst Group's score of 0.00 indicating that AFC Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AFC Energy	Positive
Dewhurst Group	Neutral

Summary

Dewhurst Group beats AFC Energy on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.