Gear4music (G4M) Competitors

Gear4music (LON:G4M) and N Brown Group (LON:BWNG) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media favor G4M or BWNG?

In the previous week, Gear4music had 4 more articles in the media than N Brown Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Gear4music and 0 mentions for N Brown Group. Gear4music's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat N Brown Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Gear4music is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gear4music	Positive
N Brown Group	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, G4M or BWNG?

N Brown Group has higher revenue and earnings than Gear4music. N Brown Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gear4music, 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
Gear4music	£146.72M	0.38	£988.88K	£0.04	7,039.26
N Brown Group	£598.32M	0.00	£3.60M	£0.76	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, G4M or BWNG?

Gear4music has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, N Brown Group has a beta of 2.17, meaning that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of G4M or BWNG?

30.7% of Gear4music shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.4% of N Brown Group shares are held by institutional investors. 28.6% of Gear4music shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 93.2% of N Brown Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is G4M or BWNG more profitable?

Gear4music has a net margin of 0.68% compared to N Brown Group's net margin of 0.60%. Gear4music's return on equity of 2.60% beat N Brown Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gear4music	0.68%	2.60%	2.15%
N Brown Group	0.60%	0.92%	2.32%

Summary

Gear4music and N Brown Group tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.