Midwich Group (MIDW) Competitors

Midwich Group (LON:MIDW) and Northamber (LON:NAR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is MIDW or NAR a better dividend stock?

Midwich Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Northamber pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Midwich Group pays out 75.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Northamber pays out -20.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MIDW or NAR?

55.8% of Midwich Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.3% of Northamber shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.2% of Midwich Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 78.3% of Northamber shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer MIDW or NAR?

In the previous week, Northamber had 1 more articles in the media than Midwich Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Northamber and 0 mentions for Midwich Group. Midwich Group's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Northamber's score of 0.75 indicating that Midwich Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Midwich Group	Positive
Northamber	Positive

Do analysts rate MIDW or NAR?

Midwich Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 620, suggesting a potential upside of 203.92%. Given Midwich Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Midwich Group is more favorable than Northamber.

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

Which has more volatility and risk, MIDW or NAR?

Midwich Group has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northamber has a beta of -0.1, suggesting that its share price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MIDW or NAR more profitable?

Midwich Group has a net margin of 1.70% compared to Northamber's net margin of -2.37%. Midwich Group's return on equity of 12.88% beat Northamber's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Midwich Group	1.70%	12.88%	3.70%
Northamber	-2.37%	-5.73%	-1.38%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MIDW or NAR?

Midwich Group has higher revenue and earnings than Northamber. Northamber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Midwich 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
Midwich Group	£1.31B	0.16	£22.18M	£22.49	9.07
Northamber	£55.06M	0.15	-£1.31M	-£4.99	-6.22

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MIDW or NAR?

Midwich Group received 81 more outperform votes than Northamber when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.55% of users gave Midwich Group an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave Northamber an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Midwich Group	Outperform Votes 114 73.55%	Underperform Votes 41 26.45%
Northamber	Outperform Votes 33 61.11%	Underperform Votes 21 38.89%

Summary

Midwich Group beats Northamber on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.