Mony Group (MONY) Competitors

Mony Group (LON:MONY) and Baltic Classifieds Group (LON:BCG) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MONY or BCG?

74.7% of Mony Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.8% of Baltic Classifieds Group shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Mony Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Baltic Classifieds Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, MONY or BCG?

Mony Group has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baltic Classifieds Group has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, MONY or BCG?

Mony Group has higher revenue and earnings than Baltic Classifieds Group. Mony Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baltic Classifieds 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
Mony Group	£441M	2.36	£75.76M	£0.15	1,298.03
Baltic Classifieds Group	£82.81M	17.02	£45.57M	£0.09	3,155.91

Does the media refer more to MONY or BCG?

In the previous week, Baltic Classifieds Group had 10 more articles in the media than Mony Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Baltic Classifieds Group and 0 mentions for Mony Group. Baltic Classifieds Group's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Mony Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Baltic Classifieds Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mony Group	Neutral
Baltic Classifieds Group	Neutral

Is MONY or BCG more profitable?

Baltic Classifieds Group has a net margin of 49.16% compared to Mony Group's net margin of 17.25%. Mony Group's return on equity of 34.74% beat Baltic Classifieds Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mony Group	17.25%	34.74%	15.18%
Baltic Classifieds Group	49.16%	11.55%	5.86%

Is MONY or BCG a better dividend stock?

Mony Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Baltic Classifieds Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Mony Group pays out 82.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Baltic Classifieds Group pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts rate MONY or BCG?

Mony Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 300, suggesting a potential upside of 52.05%. Baltic Classifieds Group has a consensus target price of GBX 361, suggesting a potential upside of 23.00%. Given Mony Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Mony Group is more favorable than Baltic Classifieds Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mony Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Baltic Classifieds Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Mony Group beats Baltic Classifieds Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.