FIH group (FIH) Competitors

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

Is STRL or FIH 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
Stirling Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A
FIH group	3.75%	4.38%	2.86%

Which has better earnings and valuation, STRL or FIH?

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
Stirling Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A	-£41.60	N/A
FIH group	£52.79M	0.46	£1.98M	£15.60	12.25

Does the media favor STRL or FIH?

In the previous week, FIH group had 4 more articles in the media than Stirling Industries. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for FIH group and 0 mentions for Stirling Industries. Stirling Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat FIH group's score of -0.11 indicating that Stirling Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Stirling Industries	Neutral
FIH group	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of STRL or FIH?

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

Summary

FIH group beats Stirling Industries on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.