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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

Does the media refer more to MIDW or NAR?

In the previous week, Midwich Group had 7 more articles in the media than Northamber. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Midwich Group and 0 mentions for Northamber. Midwich Group's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Northamber's score of 0.00 indicating that Midwich Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Midwich Group	Neutral
Northamber	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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%

Which has more volatility & risk, MIDW or NAR?

Midwich Group has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northamber has a beta of -0.1, indicating 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 2.08% compared to Northamber's net margin of -0.91%. Midwich Group's return on equity of 17.52% beat Northamber's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Midwich Group	2.08%	17.52%	4.43%
Northamber	-0.91%	-2.41%	-1.38%

Do analysts prefer MIDW or NAR?

Midwich Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 620, suggesting a potential upside of 99.36%. Given Midwich Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	N/A

Which has better 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	£1.29B	0.25	£26.82M	£0.27	1,151.85
Northamber	£62.77M	0.16	N/A	-£0.02	-1,800.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MIDW or NAR?

66.2% of Midwich Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.3% of Northamber shares are held by institutional investors. 24.8% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 5.5%. Northamber pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Midwich Group pays out 6,296.3% 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 -5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Midwich Group beats Northamber on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.