EnQuest (ENQ) Competitors

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. (LON:ATR) and EnQuest (LON:ENQ) are both small-cap rubber and plastic products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Do analysts prefer ATR or ENQ?

EnQuest has a consensus price target of GBX 28, indicating a potential upside of 125.81%. Given EnQuest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe EnQuest is more favorable than Schroder Asian Total Return Inv..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
EnQuest	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer ATR or ENQ?

In the previous week, Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. and Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. both had 1 articles in the media. EnQuest's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.'s score of 0.63 indicating that EnQuest is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EnQuest	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ATR or ENQ?

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. has higher earnings, but lower revenue than EnQuest. EnQuest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroder Asian Total Return Inv., 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
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	£58.52M	7.98	£66.84M	£0.58	855.62
EnQuest	£1.18B	0.20	£25.24M	£0.05	253.06

Is ATR or ENQ more profitable?

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. has a net margin of 88.95% compared to EnQuest's net margin of 1.59%. Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.'s return on equity of 14.92% beat EnQuest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	88.95%	14.92%	4.75%
EnQuest	1.59%	4.40%	7.54%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ATR or ENQ?

15.5% of Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of EnQuest shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of EnQuest shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, ATR or ENQ?

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EnQuest has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

EnQuest beats Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.