HSS Hire Group (HSS) Competitors

HSS Hire Group (LON:HSS) and Anexo Group (LON:ANX) are both small-cap industrials 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.

Is HSS or ANX more profitable?

Anexo Group has a net margin of 12.65% compared to HSS Hire Group's net margin of 5.80%. Anexo Group's return on equity of 12.76% beat HSS Hire Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HSS Hire Group	5.80%	11.17%	3.95%
Anexo Group	12.65%	12.76%	8.65%

Does the media refer more to HSS or ANX?

In the previous week, HSS Hire Group and HSS Hire Group both had 1 articles in the media. HSS Hire Group's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Anexo Group's score of 0.00 indicating that HSS Hire Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HSS Hire Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Anexo Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, HSS or ANX?

HSS Hire Group has higher revenue and earnings than Anexo Group. HSS Hire Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anexo Group, 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
HSS Hire Group	£342.93M	0.16	£19.89M	£0.03	266.67
Anexo Group	£147.49M	0.53	£18.65M	£0.16	412.50

Is HSS or ANX a better dividend stock?

HSS Hire Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.5%. Anexo Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. HSS Hire Group pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Anexo Group pays out 1,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HSS or ANX?

HSS Hire Group received 153 more outperform votes than Anexo Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.59% of users gave Anexo Group an outperform vote while only 58.61% of users gave HSS Hire Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HSS Hire Group	Outperform Votes 177 58.61%	Underperform Votes 125 41.39%
Anexo Group	Outperform Votes 24 70.59%	Underperform Votes 10 29.41%

Do analysts prefer HSS or ANX?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HSS Hire Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Anexo Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, HSS or ANX?

HSS Hire Group has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anexo Group has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HSS or ANX?

43.5% of HSS Hire Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.7% of Anexo Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.1% of HSS Hire Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 37.2% of Anexo Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Anexo Group beats HSS Hire Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.