Mony Group (MONY) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, BCG or MONY?

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

Is BCG or MONY a better dividend stock?

Baltic Classifieds Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Mony Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Baltic Classifieds Group pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Is BCG or MONY 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
Baltic Classifieds Group	49.16%	11.55%	5.86%
Mony Group	17.25%	34.74%	15.18%

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

59.0% of Baltic Classifieds Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.7% of Mony Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Baltic Classifieds Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Mony Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer BCG or MONY?

In the previous week, Baltic Classifieds Group had 5 more articles in the media than Mony Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Baltic Classifieds Group and 0 mentions for Mony Group. Mony Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Baltic Classifieds Group's score of -0.26 indicating that Mony Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Baltic Classifieds Group	Neutral
Mony Group	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BCG or MONY?

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
Baltic Classifieds Group	£82.81M	17.22	£45.57M	£0.09	3,197.31
Mony Group	£441M	2.29	£75.76M	£0.15	1,263.16

Do analysts prefer BCG or MONY?

Baltic Classifieds Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 370.75, suggesting a potential upside of 24.68%. Mony Group has a consensus price target of GBX 300, suggesting a potential upside of 56.25%. Given Mony Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mony Group is more favorable than Baltic Classifieds Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baltic Classifieds Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Mony Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Mony Group beats Baltic Classifieds Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.