LPA Group (LPA) Competitors

LPA Group (LON:LPA) and eEnergy Group (LON:EAAS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LPA or EAAS?

28.3% of LPA Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.0% of eEnergy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.3% of LPA Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 42.8% of eEnergy Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, LPA or EAAS?

LPA Group has a beta of 0.08, suggesting that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, eEnergy Group has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor LPA or EAAS?

In the previous week, LPA Group and LPA Group both had 2 articles in the media. eEnergy Group's average media sentiment score of -0.35 beat LPA Group's score of -1.14 indicating that eEnergy Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LPA Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
eEnergy Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer LPA or EAAS?

eEnergy Group has a consensus price target of GBX 12, suggesting a potential upside of 207.69%. Given eEnergy Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe eEnergy Group is more favorable than LPA Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LPA Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
eEnergy Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is LPA or EAAS more profitable?

LPA Group has a net margin of 4.16% compared to eEnergy Group's net margin of -22.56%. LPA Group's return on equity of 6.30% beat eEnergy Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LPA Group	4.16%	6.30%	0.65%
eEnergy Group	-22.56%	-16.48%	3.87%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LPA or EAAS?

LPA Group has higher revenue and earnings than eEnergy Group. eEnergy Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LPA 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
LPA Group	£26.27M	0.30	£1.09M	£7.00	7.85
eEnergy Group	£19.19M	0.79	-£4.33M	-£1.12	-3.49

Summary

LPA Group beats eEnergy Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.