Midwich Group (MIDW) Competitors

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

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 7.5%. 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.

Which has stronger valuation & 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	0.17	£22.18M	£22.49	10.05
Northamber	£55.06M	0.15	-£1.31M	-£4.99	-6.28

Which has more risk & volatility, MIDW or NAR?

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

Do analysts prefer MIDW or NAR?

Midwich Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 350, suggesting a potential upside of 54.87%. Given Midwich Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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

Does the media refer more to MIDW or NAR?

In the previous week, Midwich Group had 2 more articles in the media than Northamber. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Midwich Group and 0 mentions for Northamber. Northamber's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Midwich Group's score of 0.31 indicating that Northamber is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Midwich Group	Neutral
Northamber	Neutral

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%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MIDW or NAR?

55.8% of Midwich Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.3% of Northamber shares are held by institutional investors. 26.2% of Midwich Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 78.3% of Northamber shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Midwich Group beats Northamber on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.