Mercia Asset Management (MERC) Competitors

Mercia Asset Management (LON:MERC) and ScS Group (LON:SCS) are both small-cap business supplies companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Is MERC or SCS more profitable?

Mercia Asset Management has a net margin of 1,438.02% compared to ScS Group's net margin of 1.37%. Mercia Asset Management's return on equity of 223.48% beat ScS Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mercia Asset Management	1,438.02%	223.48%	0.31%
ScS Group	1.37%	9.30%	2.77%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MERC or SCS?

Mercia Asset Management has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ScS Group. ScS Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mercia Asset Management, 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
Mercia Asset Management	£35.20M	3.96	£436.32M	£0.01	4,041.38
ScS Group	£325.86M	0.00	£4.45M	£0.12	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MERC or SCS?

31.8% of Mercia Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.1% of ScS Group shares are held by institutional investors. 18.0% of Mercia Asset Management shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of ScS Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor MERC or SCS?

In the previous week, Mercia Asset Management had 1 more articles in the media than ScS Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Mercia Asset Management and 0 mentions for ScS Group. Mercia Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat ScS Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Mercia Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mercia Asset Management	Very Positive
ScS Group	Neutral

Is MERC or SCS a better dividend stock?

Mercia Asset Management pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. ScS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share. Mercia Asset Management pays out 115.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ScS Group pays out 12,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mercia Asset Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate MERC or SCS?

Mercia Asset Management presently has a consensus target price of GBX 65.50, indicating a potential upside of 102.59%. Given Mercia Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Mercia Asset Management is more favorable than ScS Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mercia Asset Management	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ScS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility & risk, MERC or SCS?

Mercia Asset Management has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ScS Group has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mercia Asset Management beats ScS Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.