Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TON or NTBR?

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 Titon £16.23M 0.59 -£980.29K -£0.14 N/A Northern Bear £89.91M 0.19 £1.30M £29.60 4.19

Is TON or NTBR more profitable?

Northern Bear has a net margin of 4.82% compared to Titon's net margin of -0.23%. Northern Bear's return on equity of 16.33% beat Titon's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Titon -0.23% -0.34% -2.67% Northern Bear 4.82% 16.33% 3.83%

Does the media refer more to TON or NTBR?

In the previous week, Titon and Titon both had 1 articles in the media. Titon's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Northern Bear'saverage media sentiment score. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Titon 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Northern Bear 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NTBR or LIFS?

Northern Bear has higher revenue and earnings than LifeSafe. LifeSafe 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 £89.91M 0.19 £1.30M £29.60 4.19 LifeSafe £3.26M 0.26 -£2.36M -£0.02 N/A

Is NTBR or LIFS more profitable?

Northern Bear has a net margin of 4.82% compared to LifeSafe's net margin of -29.47%. Northern Bear's return on equity of 16.33% beat LifeSafe's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Northern Bear 4.82% 16.33% 3.83% LifeSafe -29.47% -50.82% -33.83%

Do analysts recommend FAN or NTBR?

Volution Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 758.75, indicating a potential upside of 9.65%. Given Volution Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Volution Group is more favorable than Northern Bear. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Volution Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Northern Bear 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FAN or NTBR?

Volution Group has higher revenue and earnings than Northern Bear. Northern Bear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Volution 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 Volution Group £459.96M 2.98 £42.69M £25.60 27.03 Northern Bear £89.91M 0.19 £1.30M £29.60 4.19

Does the media favor FAN or NTBR?

In the previous week, Volution Group had 2 more articles in the media than Northern Bear. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Volution Group and 1 mentions for Northern Bear. Volution Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Northern Bear's score of 0.00 indicating that Volution Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Volution Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Northern Bear 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Northern Bear (NTBR) Competitors

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NTBR vs. TON, HSM, LIFS, SFE, and FAN

Should you buy Northern Bear stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Northern Bear with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Northern Bear include Titon (TON), Samuel Heath & Sons (HSM), LifeSafe (LIFS), Safestyle UK (SFE), and Volution Group (FAN). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

How does Northern Bear compare to Titon?

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

Northern Bear has a net margin of 4.82% compared to Titon's net margin of -0.23%. Northern Bear's return on equity of 16.33% beat Titon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Titon	-0.23%	-0.34%	-2.67%
Northern Bear	4.82%	16.33%	3.83%

12.2% of Titon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of Northern Bear shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.9% of Titon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 98.8% of Northern Bear shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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
Titon	£16.23M	0.59	-£980.29K	-£0.14	N/A
Northern Bear	£89.91M	0.19	£1.30M	£29.60	4.19

In the previous week, Titon and Titon both had 1 articles in the media. Titon's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Northern Bear'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Titon	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Northern Bear	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Titon has a beta of 0.192, suggesting that its share price is 81% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Northern Bear has a beta of 0.243, suggesting that its share price is 76% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Northern Bear beats Titon on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Northern Bear compare to Samuel Heath & Sons?

Northern Bear (LON:NTBR) and Samuel Heath & Sons (LON:HSM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

0.9% of Northern Bear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of Samuel Heath & Sons shares are held by institutional investors. 98.8% of Northern Bear shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.7% of Samuel Heath & Sons shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Northern Bear pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Samuel Heath & Sons pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Northern Bear pays out 8.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Samuel Heath & Sons pays out 32.5% 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.

In the previous week, Northern Bear had 1 more articles in the media than Samuel Heath & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Northern Bear and 0 mentions for Samuel Heath & Sons. Samuel Heath & Sons' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Northern Bear's score of 0.00 indicating that Samuel Heath & Sons is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern Bear	Neutral
Samuel Heath & Sons	Positive

Samuel Heath & Sons has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Northern Bear. Northern Bear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Samuel Heath & Sons, 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	£89.91M	0.19	£1.30M	£29.60	4.19
Samuel Heath & Sons	£14.92M	0.46	£1.31M	£40.20	6.72

Northern Bear has a beta of 0.243, indicating that its share price is 76% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Samuel Heath & Sons has a beta of 0.04, indicating that its share price is 96% less volatile than the broader market.

Samuel Heath & Sons has a net margin of 5.04% compared to Northern Bear's net margin of 4.82%. Northern Bear's return on equity of 16.33% beat Samuel Heath & Sons' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Bear	4.82%	16.33%	3.83%
Samuel Heath & Sons	5.04%	6.57%	3.54%

Summary

Northern Bear beats Samuel Heath & Sons on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Northern Bear compare to LifeSafe?

Northern Bear (LON:NTBR) and LifeSafe (LON:LIFS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

0.9% of Northern Bear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.9% of LifeSafe shares are owned by institutional investors. 98.8% of Northern Bear shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of LifeSafe shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Northern Bear has a beta of 0.243, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LifeSafe has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the broader market.

Northern Bear has a net margin of 4.82% compared to LifeSafe's net margin of -29.47%. Northern Bear's return on equity of 16.33% beat LifeSafe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Bear	4.82%	16.33%	3.83%
LifeSafe	-29.47%	-50.82%	-33.83%

In the previous week, Northern Bear had 1 more articles in the media than LifeSafe. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Northern Bear and 0 mentions for LifeSafe. Northern Bear's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled LifeSafe'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern Bear	Neutral
LifeSafe	Neutral

Northern Bear has higher revenue and earnings than LifeSafe. LifeSafe 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	£89.91M	0.19	£1.30M	£29.60	4.19
LifeSafe	£3.26M	0.26	-£2.36M	-£0.02	N/A

Summary

Northern Bear beats LifeSafe on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Northern Bear compare to Safestyle UK?

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

Northern Bear pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Safestyle UK pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share. Northern Bear pays out 8.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Safestyle UK pays out -1,428.6% 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.

0.9% of Northern Bear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of Safestyle UK shares are held by institutional investors. 98.8% of Northern Bear shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Safestyle UK shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Northern Bear has a beta of 0.243, indicating that its share price is 76% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Safestyle UK has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its share price is 104% more volatile than the broader market.

Northern Bear has a net margin of 4.82% compared to Safestyle UK's net margin of -6.55%. Northern Bear's return on equity of 16.33% beat Safestyle UK's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Bear	4.82%	16.33%	3.83%
Safestyle UK	-6.55%	-34.92%	-6.85%

Northern Bear has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Safestyle UK. Safestyle UK 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	£89.91M	0.19	£1.30M	£29.60	4.19
Safestyle UK	£150.18M	0.00	-£9.84M	-£0.07	N/A

In the previous week, Northern Bear had 1 more articles in the media than Safestyle UK. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Northern Bear and 0 mentions for Safestyle UK. Northern Bear's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Safestyle UK'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern Bear	Neutral
Safestyle UK	Neutral

Summary

Northern Bear beats Safestyle UK on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Northern Bear compare to Volution Group?

Volution Group (LON:FAN) and Northern Bear (LON:NTBR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Volution Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 758.75, indicating a potential upside of 9.65%. Given Volution Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Volution Group is more favorable than Northern Bear.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Volution Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Northern Bear	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

68.3% of Volution Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of Northern Bear shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Volution Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 98.8% of Northern Bear shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volution Group has a net margin of 11.19% compared to Northern Bear's net margin of 4.82%. Volution Group's return on equity of 18.46% beat Northern Bear's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Volution Group	11.19%	18.46%	9.42%
Northern Bear	4.82%	16.33%	3.83%

In the previous week, Volution Group had 2 more articles in the media than Northern Bear. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Volution Group and 1 mentions for Northern Bear. Volution Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Northern Bear's score of 0.00 indicating that Volution Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Volution Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Northern Bear	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Volution Group has a beta of 1.163, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Northern Bear has a beta of 0.243, indicating that its share price is 76% less volatile than the broader market.

Volution Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Northern Bear pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Volution Group pays out 42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northern Bear pays out 8.4% 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. Northern Bear is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Volution Group has higher revenue and earnings than Northern Bear. Northern Bear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Volution 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
Volution Group	£459.96M	2.98	£42.69M	£25.60	27.03
Northern Bear	£89.91M	0.19	£1.30M	£29.60	4.19

Summary

Volution Group beats Northern Bear on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Northern Bear	Building Products Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£17.05M	£8.76B	£10.86B	£2.85B
Dividend Yield	2.17%	2.14%	120.52%	6.16%
P/E Ratio	4.19	66.02	28.32	368.11
Price / Sales	0.19	19.50	331.63	83,629.95
Price / Cash	55.44	14.79	24.04	27.89
Price / Book	1.05	7.80	4.92	7.11
Net Income	£1.30M	£4.96B	£609.74M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	2.40%	2.57%	2.45%	0.54%
1 Month Performance	18.00%	1.61%	-0.07%	0.25%
1 Year Performance	27.08%	3.93%	14.43%	64.64%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
NTBR Northern Bear	N/A	GBX 123.90 -0.4%	N/A	+30.7%	£17.05M	£89.91M	4.19	411	News Coverage Gap Up
TON Titon	N/A	GBX 80 flat	N/A	-1.2%	£9.00M	£16.23M	N/A	183	Gap Down
HSM Samuel Heath & Sons	N/A	GBX 330 +10.0%	N/A	-14.3%	£8.36M	£14.92M	8.21	141	Positive News Earnings Report Gap Up
LIFS LifeSafe	N/A	GBX 1.80 flat	N/A	N/A	£862K	£3.26M	N/A	12
SFE Safestyle UK	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£444K	£150.18M	N/A	18,500

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Northern Bear (NTBR) Competitors

NTBR vs. TON, HSM, LIFS, SFE, and FAN

How does Northern Bear compare to Titon?

Is TON or NTBR more profitable?

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TON or NTBR?

Does the media refer more to TON or NTBR?

Which has more volatility & risk, TON or NTBR?

Summary

How does Northern Bear compare to Samuel Heath & Sons?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NTBR or HSM?

Is NTBR or HSM a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor NTBR or HSM?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NTBR or HSM?

Which has more risk and volatility, NTBR or HSM?

Is NTBR or HSM more profitable?

Summary

How does Northern Bear compare to LifeSafe?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NTBR or LIFS?

Which has more risk & volatility, NTBR or LIFS?

Is NTBR or LIFS more profitable?

Does the media favor NTBR or LIFS?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NTBR or LIFS?

Summary

How does Northern Bear compare to Safestyle UK?

Is NTBR or SFE a better dividend stock?

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

Which has more risk & volatility, NTBR or SFE?

Is NTBR or SFE more profitable?

Which has better earnings & valuation, NTBR or SFE?

Does the media prefer NTBR or SFE?

Summary

How does Northern Bear compare to Volution Group?

Do analysts recommend FAN or NTBR?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FAN or NTBR?

Is FAN or NTBR more profitable?

Does the media favor FAN or NTBR?

Which has more risk & volatility, FAN or NTBR?

Is FAN or NTBR a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FAN or NTBR?

Summary

Media Sentiment Over Time

NTBR vs. The Competition

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