FIH group (FIH) Competitors

FIH group (LON:FIH) and Ramsdens (LON:RFX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk and profitability.

Is FIH or RFX more profitable?

Ramsdens has a net margin of 8.78% compared to FIH group's net margin of 3.75%. Ramsdens' return on equity of 15.34% beat FIH group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FIH group	3.75%	4.38%	2.86%
Ramsdens	8.78%	15.34%	10.23%

Which has more risk & volatility, FIH or RFX?

FIH group has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ramsdens has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FIH or RFX?

25.1% of FIH group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.9% of Ramsdens shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.0% of FIH group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Ramsdens shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FIH or RFX?

Ramsdens has higher revenue and earnings than FIH group. FIH group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ramsdens, 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
FIH group	£40.85M	0.69	£1.98M	-£0.41	-551.22
Ramsdens	£103.44M	1.16	£7.85M	£0.31	1,218.85

Does the media prefer FIH or RFX?

In the previous week, Ramsdens had 1 more articles in the media than FIH group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ramsdens and 0 mentions for FIH group. FIH group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ramsdens'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FIH group	Neutral
Ramsdens	Neutral

Is FIH or RFX a better dividend stock?

FIH group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Ramsdens pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. FIH group pays out -16.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ramsdens pays out 36.7% 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.

Summary

Ramsdens beats FIH group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.