Fuller, Smith & Turner (FSTA) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FSTA or LGRS?

60.2% of Fuller, Smith & Turner shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.2% of Loungers shares are held by institutional investors. 14.6% of Fuller, Smith & Turner shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Loungers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, FSTA or LGRS?

Fuller, Smith & Turner has higher revenue and earnings than Loungers. Fuller, Smith & Turner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loungers, 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	£356.50M	0.63	£10.50M	£0.18	3,388.89
Loungers	£310.80M	0.79	£7.20M	£0.07	3,392.86

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FSTA or LGRS?

Fuller, Smith & Turner received 195 more outperform votes than Loungers when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 87.18% of users gave Loungers 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%
Loungers	Outperform Votes 68 87.18%	Underperform Votes 10 12.82%

Do analysts rate FSTA or LGRS?

Loungers has a consensus target price of GBX 350, indicating a potential upside of 47.37%. Given Loungers' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Loungers 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)	N/A
Loungers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is FSTA or LGRS more profitable?

Fuller, Smith & Turner has a net margin of 2.94% compared to Loungers' net margin of 2.32%. Loungers' return on equity of 5.03% beat Fuller, Smith & Turner's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fuller, Smith & Turner	2.94%	2.33%	2.82%
Loungers	2.32%	5.03%	2.83%

Which has more volatility and risk, FSTA or LGRS?

Fuller, Smith & Turner has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loungers has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor FSTA or LGRS?

In the previous week, Fuller, Smith & Turner had 1 more articles in the media than Loungers. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fuller, Smith & Turner and 0 mentions for Loungers. Fuller, Smith & Turner's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Loungers' score of 0.18 indicating that Fuller, Smith & Turner is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fuller, Smith & Turner	Positive
Loungers	Neutral

Summary

Loungers beats Fuller, Smith & Turner on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.