Indus Gas (INDI) Competitors

STM Group (LON:STM) and Indus Gas (LON:INDI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor STM or INDI?

STM Group received 141 more outperform votes than Indus Gas when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.41% of users gave Indus Gas an outperform vote while only 57.76% of users gave STM Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
STM Group	Outperform Votes 201 57.76%	Underperform Votes 147 42.24%
Indus Gas	Outperform Votes 60 59.41%	Underperform Votes 41 40.59%

Is STM or INDI more profitable?

Indus Gas has a net margin of 42.32% compared to STM Group's net margin of 4.87%. STM Group's return on equity of 4.17% beat Indus Gas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
STM Group	4.87%	4.17%	2.38%
Indus Gas	42.32%	2.22%	1.65%

Which has more volatility & risk, STM or INDI?

STM Group has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Indus Gas has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor STM or INDI?

In the previous week, STM Group and STM Group both had 1 articles in the media. Indus Gas' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat STM Group's score of -0.59 indicating that Indus Gas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
STM Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Indus Gas	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in STM or INDI?

27.4% of STM Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Indus Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.5% of STM Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 82.7% of Indus Gas shares are owned 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 stronger earnings & valuation, STM or INDI?

Indus Gas has lower revenue, but higher earnings than STM Group. STM Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Indus Gas, 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
STM Group	£30.06M	0.00	£1.47M	£0.02	N/A
Indus Gas	£25.30M	0.65	£10.71M	£3.33	2.04

Summary

STM Group beats Indus Gas on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.