FIH group (FIH) Competitors

FIH group (LON:FIH) and Stirling Industries (LON:STRL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FIH or STRL?

16.7% of FIH group shares are owned by institutional investors. 71.7% of FIH group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor FIH or STRL?

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
FIH group	Neutral
Stirling Industries	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FIH or STRL?

FIH group has higher revenue and earnings than Stirling Industries. Stirling Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FIH group, 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	£52.79M	0.53	£1.98M	£15.60	14.30
Stirling Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A	-£41.60	N/A

Is FIH or STRL more profitable?

FIH group has a net margin of 3.75% compared to Stirling Industries' net margin of 0.00%. FIH group's return on equity of 4.38% beat Stirling Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FIH group	3.75%	4.38%	2.86%
Stirling Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

FIH group beats Stirling Industries on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.