Fintel (FNTL) Competitors

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LON:AFM) and Fintel (LON:FNTL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AFM or FNTL?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	£233.62M	0.00	£15.85M	£0.13	N/A
Fintel	£68.89M	3.72	£5.90M	£5.58	43.75

Does the media prefer AFM or FNTL?

In the previous week, Fintel had 1 more articles in the media than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fintel and 0 mentions for Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Fintel'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	Neutral
Fintel	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, AFM or FNTL?

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fintel has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AFM or FNTL more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	6.78%	10.64%	7.51%
Fintel	8.56%	5.86%	6.54%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AFM or FNTL?

96.8% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.2% of Fintel shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.3% of Fintel shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AFM or FNTL a better dividend stock?

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share. Fintel pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. 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 pays out 71.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fintel is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Fintel beats Alpha Financial Markets Consulting on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.