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 companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ENQ or ATR?

48.1% of EnQuest shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. shares are held by institutional investors. 17.3% of EnQuest shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, ENQ or ATR?

EnQuest has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock 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 stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ENQ or ATR?

In the previous week, EnQuest had 9 more articles in the media than Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for EnQuest and 1 mentions for Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.. EnQuest's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.'s score of 0.00 indicating that EnQuest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EnQuest	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend ENQ or ATR?

EnQuest currently has a consensus price target of GBX 27, suggesting a potential upside of 112.36%. Given EnQuest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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
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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	£1.59B	0.19	£25.24M	£0.88	14.51
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	£75.15M	5.74	£66.84M	£71.47	6.45

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%

Summary

EnQuest beats Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.