Midwich Group (MIDW) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer NAR or MIDW?

In the previous week, Midwich Group had 1 more articles in the media than Northamber. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Midwich Group and 0 mentions for Northamber. Midwich Group's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Northamber's score of 0.00 indicating that Midwich Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northamber	Neutral
Midwich Group	Neutral

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

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

Which has more volatility and risk, NAR or MIDW?

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NAR or MIDW?

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
Northamber	£55.06M	0.16	-£1.31M	-£4.99	-6.39
Midwich Group	£1.31B	0.16	£22.18M	£22.49	9.18

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NAR or MIDW?

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

Is NAR or MIDW a better dividend stock?

Northamber pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Midwich Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Northamber pays out -20.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Do analysts rate NAR or MIDW?

Midwich Group has a consensus target price of GBX 620, suggesting a potential upside of 200.24%. Given Midwich Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Midwich Group is more favorable than Northamber.

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

Is NAR or MIDW 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
Northamber	-2.37%	-5.73%	-1.38%
Midwich Group	1.70%	12.88%	3.70%

Summary

Midwich Group beats Northamber on 18 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.