Investment (INV) Competitors

Tern (LON:TERN) and Investment (LON:INV) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media favor TERN or INV?

In the previous week, Investment had 25 more articles in the media than Tern. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Investment and 3 mentions for Tern. Tern's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Investment's score of 0.09 indicating that Tern is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tern	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Investment	1 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TERN or INV?

5.1% of Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Tern shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.2% of Investment 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.

Which has better earnings & valuation, TERN or INV?

Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Tern. Tern is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Investment, 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
Tern	£89.95K	43.62	-£16.02M	-£2.95	-0.25
Investment	£1.23M	0.98	£1.02M	£54.59	1.18

Which has more risk and volatility, TERN or INV?

Tern has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Investment has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TERN or INV more profitable?

Investment has a net margin of 83.35% compared to Tern's net margin of -17,804.03%. Investment's return on equity of 14.48% beat Tern's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tern	-17,804.03%	-108.05%	-5.04%
Investment	83.35%	14.48%	5.25%

Summary

Investment beats Tern on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.