FNTL vs. AFM, YOU, ELIX, RCDO, PPHC, SAG, GTLY, MANO, MJH, and SECN
Should you be buying Fintel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fintel include Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM), YouGov (YOU), Elixirr International (ELIX), Ricardo (RCDO), Public Policy (PPHC), Science Group (SAG), Gateley (GTLY), Manolete Partners (MANO), MJ Hudson Group (MJH), and SEC Newgate (SECN). These companies are all part of the "consulting services" industry.
Fintel vs. Its Competitors
Fintel (LON:FNTL) and Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LON:AFM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability.
Fintel has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Fintel's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Alpha Financial Markets Consulting'saverage media sentiment score.
Fintel pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share. Fintel pays out 71.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays out 10,769.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fintel is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
65.2% of Fintel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. 41.3% of Fintel shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Fintel has a net margin of 8.56% compared to Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's net margin of 6.78%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's return on equity of 10.64% beat Fintel's return on equity.
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than Fintel. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fintel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Fintel and Alpha Financial Markets Consulting tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:FNTL) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
