Northern Bear (NTBR) Competitors

Northern Bear (LON:NTBR) and Titon (LON:TON) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NTBR or TON?

Titon received 54 more outperform votes than Northern Bear when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.89% of users gave Northern Bear an outperform vote while only 59.90% of users gave Titon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northern Bear	Outperform Votes 61 64.89%	Underperform Votes 33 35.11%
Titon	Outperform Votes 115 59.90%	Underperform Votes 77 40.10%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NTBR or TON?

28.3% of Titon shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.7% of Northern Bear shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 63.7% of Titon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is NTBR or TON more profitable?

Northern Bear has a net margin of 2.36% compared to Titon's net margin of -5.06%. Northern Bear's return on equity of 7.46% beat Titon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Bear	2.36%	7.46%	3.83%
Titon	-5.06%	-7.84%	-2.67%

Is NTBR or TON a better dividend stock?

Northern Bear pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Titon pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Northern Bear pays out 42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Titon pays out -11.5% 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.

Does the media favor NTBR or TON?

In the previous week, Northern Bear's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Titon'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern Bear	Neutral
Titon	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, NTBR or TON?

Northern Bear has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Titon has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NTBR or TON?

Northern Bear has higher revenue and earnings than Titon. Titon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northern Bear, 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
Northern Bear	£55.17M	0.20	£1.30M	£9.49	8.64
Titon	£19.37M	0.46	-£980.29K	-£8.71	-9.07

Summary

Northern Bear beats Titon on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.