Essentra (ESNT) Competitors

Essentra (LON:ESNT) and Tetragon Financial (LON:TFG) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ESNT or TFG?

Essentra received 340 more outperform votes than Tetragon Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.42% of users gave Tetragon Financial an outperform vote while only 72.95% of users gave Essentra an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Essentra	Outperform Votes 364 72.95%	Underperform Votes 135 27.05%
Tetragon Financial	Outperform Votes 24 77.42%	Underperform Votes 7 22.58%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ESNT or TFG?

121.7% of Essentra shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Tetragon Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Essentra shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Tetragon Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ESNT or TFG more profitable?

Tetragon Financial has a net margin of 57.23% compared to Essentra's net margin of 1.13%. Tetragon Financial's return on equity of 4.68% beat Essentra's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Essentra	1.13%	1.28%	1.74%
Tetragon Financial	57.23%	4.68%	3.14%

Is ESNT or TFG a better dividend stock?

Essentra pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Tetragon Financial pays an annual dividend of GBX 44 per share and has a dividend yield of 291.8%. Essentra pays out 329.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Tetragon Financial pays out 2,822.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ESNT or TFG?

Tetragon Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Essentra. Tetragon Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Essentra, 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
Essentra	£309.74M	0.92	£3.50M	£1.21	81.80
Tetragon Financial	£22.12B	0.06	£12.66B	£1.56	9.67

Does the media refer more to ESNT or TFG?

In the previous week, Essentra had 1 more articles in the media than Tetragon Financial. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Essentra and 0 mentions for Tetragon Financial. Essentra's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Tetragon Financial's score of 0.58 indicating that Essentra is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Essentra	Positive
Tetragon Financial	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ESNT or TFG?

Essentra has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tetragon Financial has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ESNT or TFG?

Essentra currently has a consensus price target of GBX 206.67, suggesting a potential upside of 108.12%. Given Essentra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Essentra is more favorable than Tetragon Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Essentra	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Tetragon Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Essentra beats Tetragon Financial on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.