Foresight Solar (FSFL) Competitors

Rathbones Group (LON:RAT) and Foresight Solar (LON:FSFL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Is RAT or FSFL a better dividend stock?

Rathbones Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 88 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Foresight Solar pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. Rathbones Group pays out 143.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Foresight Solar pays out 720.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media prefer RAT or FSFL?

In the previous week, Rathbones Group had 1 more articles in the media than Foresight Solar. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Rathbones Group and 1 mentions for Foresight Solar. Rathbones Group's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Foresight Solar's score of 0.00 indicating that Rathbones Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rathbones Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Foresight Solar	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, RAT or FSFL?

Rathbones Group has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Foresight Solar has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RAT or FSFL?

48.0% of Rathbones Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of Foresight Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.8% of Rathbones Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Foresight Solar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, RAT or FSFL?

Rathbones Group has higher revenue and earnings than Foresight Solar. Rathbones Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Foresight Solar, 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
Rathbones Group	£874.75M	2.28	£63.46M	£61.45	31.27
Foresight Solar	£14.27M	32.67	£6.34M	£1.11	74.09

Is RAT or FSFL more profitable?

Foresight Solar has a net margin of 44.44% compared to Rathbones Group's net margin of 7.25%. Rathbones Group's return on equity of 4.66% beat Foresight Solar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rathbones Group	7.25%	4.66%	3.57%
Foresight Solar	44.44%	0.94%	-0.79%

Do analysts rate RAT or FSFL?

Rathbones Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,095.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.08%. Given Rathbones Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rathbones Group is more favorable than Foresight Solar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rathbones Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Foresight Solar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Rathbones Group beats Foresight Solar on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.