Gusbourne (GUS) Competitors

Gusbourne (LON:GUS) and Artisanal Spirits (LON:ART) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Does the media prefer GUS or ART?

In the previous week, Artisanal Spirits had 8 more articles in the media than Gusbourne. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Artisanal Spirits and 2 mentions for Gusbourne. Gusbourne's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Artisanal Spirits' score of 0.12 indicating that Gusbourne is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gusbourne	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Artisanal Spirits	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GUS or ART?

2.3% of Gusbourne shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of Artisanal Spirits shares are held by institutional investors. 84.6% of Gusbourne shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 63.3% of Artisanal Spirits shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GUS or ART?

Gusbourne received 52 more outperform votes than Artisanal Spirits when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gusbourne	Outperform Votes 52 61.90%	Underperform Votes 32 38.10%
Artisanal Spirits	N/A	N/A

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GUS or ART?

Gusbourne has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Artisanal Spirits. Gusbourne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Artisanal Spirits, 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
Gusbourne	£7.05M	5.52	-£2.96M	-£0.05	-1,280.00
Artisanal Spirits	£23.50M	1.35	-£3.85M	-£0.05	-900.00

Do analysts prefer GUS or ART?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gusbourne	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Artisanal Spirits	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, GUS or ART?

Gusbourne has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Artisanal Spirits has a beta of -0.11, indicating that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GUS or ART more profitable?

Artisanal Spirits has a net margin of -16.37% compared to Gusbourne's net margin of -42.04%. Artisanal Spirits' return on equity of -18.53% beat Gusbourne's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gusbourne	-42.04%	-24.75%	-2.74%
Artisanal Spirits	-16.37%	-18.53%	-2.75%

Summary

Gusbourne beats Artisanal Spirits on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.