Gateley (GTLY) Competitors

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LON:AFM) and Gateley (LON:GTLY) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is AFM or GTLY a better dividend stock?

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share. Gateley pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays out 10,769.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gateley pays out 129.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gateley is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to AFM or GTLY?

In the previous week, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Gateley'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	Neutral
Gateley	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, AFM or GTLY?

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gateley has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AFM or GTLY?

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than Gateley. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gateley, 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
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	£233.62M	0.00	£15.85M	£0.13	N/A
Gateley	£176.99M	1.02	£10.34M	£7.74	17.43

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AFM or GTLY?

96.8% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.4% of Gateley shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.8% of Gateley shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AFM or GTLY more profitable?

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a net margin of 6.78% compared to Gateley's net margin of 5.84%. Gateley's return on equity of 12.31% beat Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	6.78%	10.64%	7.51%
Gateley	5.84%	12.31%	8.12%

Do analysts recommend AFM or GTLY?

Given Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is more favorable than Gateley.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Gateley	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting and Gateley tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.