Litigation Capital Management (LIT) Competitors

Litigation Capital Management (LON:LIT) and S&U (LON:SUS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, LIT or SUS?

Litigation Capital Management has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, S&U has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor LIT or SUS?

In the previous week, S&U had 1 more articles in the media than Litigation Capital Management. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for S&U and 1 mentions for Litigation Capital Management. S&U's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Litigation Capital Management's score of 0.60 indicating that S&U is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Litigation Capital Management	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
S&U	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer LIT or SUS?

Litigation Capital Management presently has a consensus target price of GBX 182, indicating a potential upside of 605.92%. S&U has a consensus target price of GBX 1,700, indicating a potential downside of 6.08%. Given Litigation Capital Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Litigation Capital Management is more favorable than S&U.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Litigation Capital Management	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
S&U	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is LIT or SUS more profitable?

S&U has a net margin of 28.21% compared to Litigation Capital Management's net margin of 12.80%. S&U's return on equity of 8.05% beat Litigation Capital Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Litigation Capital Management	12.80%	6.79%	8.32%
S&U	28.21%	8.05%	4.18%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LIT or SUS?

Litigation Capital Management has higher revenue and earnings than S&U. Litigation Capital Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than S&U, 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
Litigation Capital Management	£204.77M	0.29	£26.20M	£5.83	4.42
S&U	£65.05M	3.30	£18.35M	£158.75	11.40

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

23.3% of Litigation Capital Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of S&U shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.5% of Litigation Capital Management shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 88.9% of S&U shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is LIT or SUS a better dividend stock?

Litigation Capital Management pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. S&U pays an annual dividend of GBX 150 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Litigation Capital Management pays out 17.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. S&U pays out 94.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

S&U beats Litigation Capital Management on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.