EnQuest (ENQ) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, ENQ or ATR?

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

Does the media prefer ENQ or ATR?

In the previous week, EnQuest had 8 more articles in the media than Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for EnQuest and 0 mentions for Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.. EnQuest's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.'s score of 0.00 indicating that EnQuest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
EnQuest	Positive
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	Neutral

Is ENQ or ATR a better dividend stock?

EnQuest pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. EnQuest pays out -13.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. pays out -1,161.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ENQ or ATR?

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. has lower revenue, but higher earnings than EnQuest. Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EnQuest, 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
EnQuest	£1.14B	0.16	£25.24M	-£0.06	-168.00
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	£2.36M	212.05	£66.84M	-£0.01	-54,141.41

Do analysts rate ENQ or ATR?

EnQuest presently has a consensus target price of GBX 24, indicating a potential upside of 138.10%. Given EnQuest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe EnQuest is more favorable than Schroder Asian Total Return Inv..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EnQuest	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is ENQ or ATR 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
EnQuest	1.59%	4.40%	7.54%
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	88.95%	14.92%	4.75%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ENQ or ATR?

34.9% of EnQuest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of EnQuest shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

EnQuest beats Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.