Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (MTU) Competitors

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (LON:MTU) and Schroder Oriental Income (LON:SOI) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, MTU or SOI?

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schroder Oriental Income has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MTU or SOI?

Schroder Oriental Income has higher revenue and earnings than Montanaro UK Smaller Companies. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroder Oriental Income, 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
Montanaro UK Smaller Companies	£28.80M	5.94	£26.33M	£15.79	6.51
Schroder Oriental Income	£119.46M	5.81	£106.18M	£45.66	6.54

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MTU or SOI?

78.5% of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.0% of Schroder Oriental Income shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Schroder Oriental Income shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer MTU or SOI?

In the previous week, Montanaro UK Smaller Companies had 2 more articles in the media than Schroder Oriental Income. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Montanaro UK Smaller Companies and 1 mentions for Schroder Oriental Income. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Schroder Oriental Income's score of 0.00 indicating that Montanaro UK Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Montanaro UK Smaller Companies	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Schroder Oriental Income	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend MTU or SOI?

Schroder Oriental Income has a consensus target price of GBX 300, suggesting a potential upside of 0.50%. Given Schroder Oriental Income's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Schroder Oriental Income is more favorable than Montanaro UK Smaller Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Montanaro UK Smaller Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Schroder Oriental Income	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is MTU or SOI a better dividend stock?

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Schroder Oriental Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies pays out 31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroder Oriental Income pays out 26.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Is MTU or SOI more profitable?

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies has a net margin of 91.45% compared to Schroder Oriental Income's net margin of 88.88%. Schroder Oriental Income's return on equity of 16.22% beat Montanaro UK Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Montanaro UK Smaller Companies	91.45%	13.16%	5.77%
Schroder Oriental Income	88.88%	16.22%	-2.12%

Summary

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies and Schroder Oriental Income tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.