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 better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, MERC or SCS?

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

Does the media favor MERC or SCS?

In the previous week, Mercia Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled ScS Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mercia Asset Management	Neutral
ScS Group	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	£30.34M	4.71	£436.32M	£97.26	0.33
ScS Group	£325.86M	0.00	£4.45M	£0.12	N/A

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%

Do analysts rate MERC or SCS?

Mercia Asset Management currently has a consensus target price of GBX 65.50, indicating a potential upside of 101.54%. Given Mercia Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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

Is MERC or SCS a better dividend stock?

Mercia Asset Management pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. ScS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share. Mercia Asset Management pays out 1.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MERC or SCS?

62.7% of Mercia Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.1% of ScS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.1% of Mercia Asset Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of ScS Group shares are owned by company 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.

Summary

Mercia Asset Management beats ScS Group on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.