Litigation Capital Management (LIT) Competitors

ASA International Group (LON:ASAI) and Litigation Capital Management (LON:LIT) 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, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has better valuation and earnings, ASAI or LIT?

ASA International Group has higher revenue and earnings than Litigation Capital Management. Litigation Capital Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ASA International 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
ASA International Group	£186.84M	0.89	£611.58M	£0.29	580.69
Litigation Capital Management	-£14.20M	-2.15	£26.20M	-£0.03	-948.88

Which has more risk & volatility, ASAI or LIT?

ASA International Group has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Litigation Capital Management has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ASAI or LIT a better dividend stock?

ASA International Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Litigation Capital Management pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. ASA International Group pays out 10.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Litigation Capital Management pays out -77.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Litigation Capital Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer ASAI or LIT?

In the previous week, ASA International Group had 1 more articles in the media than Litigation Capital Management. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for ASA International Group and 1 mentions for Litigation Capital Management. ASA International Group's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Litigation Capital Management's score of -0.70 indicating that ASA International Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ASA International Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Litigation Capital Management	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Is ASAI or LIT more profitable?

Litigation Capital Management has a net margin of 12.80% compared to ASA International Group's net margin of 9.32%. ASA International Group's return on equity of 11.86% beat Litigation Capital Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASA International Group	9.32%	11.86%	3.82%
Litigation Capital Management	12.80%	6.79%	8.32%

Do analysts rate ASAI or LIT?

Litigation Capital Management has a consensus price target of GBX 182, indicating a potential upside of 512.79%. Given Litigation Capital Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Litigation Capital Management is more favorable than ASA International Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ASA International Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Litigation Capital Management	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ASAI or LIT?

6.7% of ASA International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of Litigation Capital Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.7% of ASA International Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.5% of Litigation Capital Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ASA International Group beats Litigation Capital Management on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.