FRP Advisory Group (FRP) Competitors

Alpha Group International (LON:ALPH) and FRP Advisory Group (LON:FRP) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, ALPH or FRP?

Alpha Group International has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FRP Advisory Group has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ALPH or FRP more profitable?

Alpha Group International has a net margin of 47.11% compared to FRP Advisory Group's net margin of 17.16%. Alpha Group International's return on equity of 41.96% beat FRP Advisory Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpha Group International	47.11%	41.96%	21.81%
FRP Advisory Group	17.16%	30.26%	15.94%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ALPH or FRP?

FRP Advisory Group received 135 more outperform votes than Alpha Group International when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alpha Group International	N/A	N/A
FRP Advisory Group	Outperform Votes 135 64.59%	Underperform Votes 74 35.41%

Which has better valuation & earnings, ALPH or FRP?

Alpha Group International has higher revenue and earnings than FRP Advisory Group. Alpha Group International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FRP Advisory 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
Alpha Group International	£198.59M	5.92	£93.55M	£224.33	12.53
FRP Advisory Group	£134.89M	2.52	£23.15M	£9.27	14.78

Does the media refer more to ALPH or FRP?

In the previous week, Alpha Group International had 1 more articles in the media than FRP Advisory Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Alpha Group International and 0 mentions for FRP Advisory Group. FRP Advisory Group's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Alpha Group International's score of 0.87 indicating that FRP Advisory Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Alpha Group International	Positive
FRP Advisory Group	Positive

Do analysts prefer ALPH or FRP?

FRP Advisory Group has a consensus target price of GBX 220, suggesting a potential upside of 60.58%. Given FRP Advisory Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FRP Advisory Group is more favorable than Alpha Group International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpha Group International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
FRP Advisory Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is ALPH or FRP a better dividend stock?

Alpha Group International pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. FRP Advisory Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Alpha Group International pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FRP Advisory Group pays out 53.9% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ALPH or FRP?

81.4% of Alpha Group International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.8% of FRP Advisory Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.0% of Alpha Group International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of FRP Advisory Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Alpha Group International beats FRP Advisory Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.