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 superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Do institutionals and insiders 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.

Do analysts recommend ATR or ENQ?

EnQuest has a consensus target price of GBX 29, indicating a potential upside of 153.05%. Given EnQuest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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
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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	8.29	£66.84M	£0.58	889.92
EnQuest	£1.18B	0.18	£25.24M	£0.05	233.88

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%

Does the media favor ATR or ENQ?

In the previous week, Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. had 3 more articles in the media than EnQuest. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. and 0 mentions for EnQuest. Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.'s average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat EnQuest's score of 0.00 indicating that Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, ATR or ENQ?

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

Summary

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. and EnQuest tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.