Fuller, Smith & Turner (FSTA) Competitors

Fuller, Smith & Turner (LON:FSTA) and SSP Group (LON:SSPG) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate FSTA or SSPG?

SSP Group has a consensus target price of GBX 231.67, indicating a potential upside of 33.83%. Given SSP Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SSP Group is more favorable than Fuller, Smith & Turner.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fuller, Smith & Turner	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
SSP Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility and risk, FSTA or SSPG?

Fuller, Smith & Turner has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SSP Group has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FSTA or SSPG?

SSP Group received 272 more outperform votes than Fuller, Smith & Turner when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.85% of users gave SSP Group an outperform vote while only 66.25% of users gave Fuller, Smith & Turner an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fuller, Smith & Turner	Outperform Votes 263 66.25%	Underperform Votes 134 33.75%
SSP Group	Outperform Votes 535 68.85%	Underperform Votes 242 31.15%

Which has better valuation and earnings, FSTA or SSPG?

Fuller, Smith & Turner has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SSP Group. Fuller, Smith & Turner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SSP 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
Fuller, Smith & Turner	£330.76M	1.01	£8.38M	£15.19	40.01
SSP Group	£3.21B	0.43	£7.61M	£0.95	181.42

Is FSTA or SSPG more profitable?

Fuller, Smith & Turner has a net margin of 2.53% compared to SSP Group's net margin of 0.24%. SSP Group's return on equity of 3.64% beat Fuller, Smith & Turner's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fuller, Smith & Turner	2.53%	2.08%	3.12%
SSP Group	0.24%	3.64%	4.71%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FSTA or SSPG?

56.5% of Fuller, Smith & Turner shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of SSP Group shares are held by institutional investors. 15.8% of Fuller, Smith & Turner shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of SSP Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer FSTA or SSPG?

In the previous week, SSP Group had 6 more articles in the media than Fuller, Smith & Turner. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for SSP Group and 2 mentions for Fuller, Smith & Turner. Fuller, Smith & Turner's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat SSP Group's score of 0.93 indicating that Fuller, Smith & Turner is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fuller, Smith & Turner	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SSP Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FSTA or SSPG a better dividend stock?

Fuller, Smith & Turner pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. SSP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Fuller, Smith & Turner pays out 118.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SSP Group pays out 209.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fuller, Smith & Turner is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

SSP Group beats Fuller, Smith & Turner on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.