Fuller, Smith & Turner (FSTA) Competitors

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

Is SSPG or FSTA 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
SSP Group	0.24%	3.64%	4.71%
Fuller, Smith & Turner	2.53%	2.08%	3.12%

Do analysts prefer SSPG or FSTA?

SSP Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 233, indicating a potential upside of 49.84%. Given SSP Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe SSP Group is more favorable than Fuller, Smith & Turner.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SSP Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Fuller, Smith & Turner	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is SSPG or FSTA a better dividend stock?

SSP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Fuller, Smith & Turner pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. SSP Group pays out -116.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fuller, Smith & Turner pays out 39.4% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, SSPG or FSTA?

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

Does the media refer more to SSPG or FSTA?

In the previous week, SSP Group had 4 more articles in the media than Fuller, Smith & Turner. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for SSP Group and 3 mentions for Fuller, Smith & Turner. Fuller, Smith & Turner's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat SSP Group's score of 0.85 indicating that Fuller, Smith & Turner is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, SSPG or FSTA?

Fuller, Smith & Turner has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SSP Group. SSP Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fuller, Smith & Turner, 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
SSP Group	£3.58B	0.35	£7.61M	-£0.03	-5,183.33
Fuller, Smith & Turner	£376.30M	0.82	£8.38M	£0.47	1,209.03

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SSPG or FSTA?

43.8% of SSP Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.2% of Fuller, Smith & Turner shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of SSP Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Fuller, Smith & Turner shares are held 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

SSP Group beats Fuller, Smith & Turner on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.