Which has better valuation and earnings, 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 £89.91M 0.16 £1.30M £29.60 3.51 Titon £16.23M 0.52 -£980.29K -£0.14 N/A

Is NTBR or TON more profitable?

Northern Bear has a net margin of 4.63% compared to Titon's net margin of -0.23%. Northern Bear's return on equity of 17.65% beat Titon's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Northern Bear 4.63% 17.65% 3.83% Titon -0.23% -0.34% -2.67%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LIFS or NTBR?

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 LifeSafe £3.26M 0.26 -£2.36M -£0.02 N/A Northern Bear £89.91M 0.16 £1.30M £29.60 3.51

Is LIFS or NTBR more profitable?

Northern Bear has a net margin of 4.63% compared to LifeSafe's net margin of -29.47%. Northern Bear's return on equity of 17.65% beat LifeSafe's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LifeSafe -29.47% -50.82% -33.83% Northern Bear 4.63% 17.65% 3.83%

Do analysts prefer NTBR or FAN?

Volution Group has a consensus price target of GBX 751, indicating a potential upside of 26.01%. Given Volution Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Volution Group is more favorable than Northern Bear. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Northern Bear 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Volution Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NTBR or FAN?

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 Northern Bear £89.91M 0.16 £1.30M £29.60 3.51 Volution Group £459.96M 2.57 £42.69M £25.60 23.28

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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 Samuel Heath & Sons (HSM), Titon (TON), LifeSafe (LIFS), Safestyle UK (SFE), and Volution Group (FAN). These companies are all part of the "building products & equipment" industry.

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 superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Samuel Heath & Sons has a net margin of 5.04% compared to Northern Bear's net margin of 4.63%. Northern Bear's return on equity of 17.65% beat Samuel Heath & Sons' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Bear	4.63%	17.65%	3.83%
Samuel Heath & Sons	5.04%	6.57%	3.54%

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	0.16	£1.30M	£29.60	3.51
Samuel Heath & Sons	£14.92M	0.53	£1.31M	£40.20	7.71

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 25.7% of Samuel Heath & Sons shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers 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 2.4%. Samuel Heath & Sons pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. 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's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Samuel Heath & Sons'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern Bear	Neutral
Samuel Heath & Sons	Neutral

Northern Bear has a beta of 0.241, indicating that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Samuel Heath & Sons has a beta of 0.04, indicating that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Northern Bear beats Samuel Heath & Sons on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Northern Bear compare to Titon?

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

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	£89.91M	0.16	£1.30M	£29.60	3.51
Titon	£16.23M	0.52	-£980.29K	-£0.14	N/A

Northern Bear has a net margin of 4.63% compared to Titon's net margin of -0.23%. Northern Bear's return on equity of 17.65% beat Titon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Bear	4.63%	17.65%	3.83%
Titon	-0.23%	-0.34%	-2.67%

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

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

Northern Bear has a beta of 0.241, indicating that its share price is 76% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Titon has a beta of 0.192, indicating that its share price is 81% 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 LifeSafe?

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

2.9% of LifeSafe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of Northern Bear shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of LifeSafe 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Northern Bear has a net margin of 4.63% compared to LifeSafe's net margin of -29.47%. Northern Bear's return on equity of 17.65% beat LifeSafe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LifeSafe	-29.47%	-50.82%	-33.83%
Northern Bear	4.63%	17.65%	3.83%

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
LifeSafe	Neutral
Northern Bear	Neutral

LifeSafe has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Northern Bear has a beta of 0.241, meaning that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the broader market.

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
LifeSafe	£3.26M	0.26	-£2.36M	-£0.02	N/A
Northern Bear	£89.91M	0.16	£1.30M	£29.60	3.51

Summary

Northern Bear beats LifeSafe on 8 of the 11 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 superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and media sentiment.

In the previous week, 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

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	0.16	£1.30M	£29.60	3.51
Safestyle UK	£150.18M	0.00	-£9.84M	-£0.07	N/A

Northern Bear pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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 owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of Safestyle UK shares are owned by institutional investors. 98.8% of Northern Bear shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Safestyle UK shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Northern Bear has a beta of 0.241, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Safestyle UK has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the broader market.

Northern Bear has a net margin of 4.63% compared to Safestyle UK's net margin of -6.55%. Northern Bear's return on equity of 17.65% beat Safestyle UK's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Bear	4.63%	17.65%	3.83%
Safestyle UK	-6.55%	-34.92%	-6.85%

Summary

Northern Bear beats Safestyle UK on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Northern Bear compare to Volution Group?

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

Northern Bear has a beta of 0.241, meaning that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Volution Group has a beta of 1.168, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

Volution Group has a net margin of 11.19% compared to Northern Bear's net margin of 4.63%. 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
Northern Bear	4.63%	17.65%	3.83%
Volution Group	11.19%	18.46%	9.42%

0.9% of Northern Bear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Volution Group shares are held by institutional investors. 98.8% of Northern Bear shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Volution Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern Bear	Neutral
Volution Group	Neutral

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
Northern Bear	£89.91M	0.16	£1.30M	£29.60	3.51
Volution Group	£459.96M	2.57	£42.69M	£25.60	23.28

Volution Group has a consensus price target of GBX 751, indicating a potential upside of 26.01%. Given Volution Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Volution Group is more favorable than Northern Bear.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northern Bear	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Volution Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Northern Bear pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Volution Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Northern Bear pays out 8.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Volution Group pays out 42.2% 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.

Summary

Volution Group beats Northern Bear on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Northern Bear	Building Products & Equipment Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£14.31M	£2.57B	£9.73B	£2.78B
Dividend Yield	4.39%	3.16%	3.55%	6.16%
P/E Ratio	3.51	59.62	25.73	365.72
Price / Sales	0.16	69.15	4,867.97	86,253.69
Price / Cash	55.44	17.07	27.93	27.85
Price / Book	0.88	1.52	4.61	7.92
Net Income	£1.30M	£18.85B	£793.53M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-0.95%	-0.88%	-0.07%	-0.87%
1 Month Performance	-5.02%	2.96%	0.18%	-0.76%
1 Year Performance	29.60%	-0.53%	25.08%	70.67%

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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 104 +1.5%	N/A	+22.3%	£14.31M	£89.91M	3.51	411	Gap Up
HSM Samuel Heath & Sons	N/A	GBX 340 +4.6%	N/A	-1.6%	£8.62M	£14.92M	8.46	141	Gap Up
TON Titon	N/A	GBX 75.50 -5.6%	N/A	-8.5%	£8.49M	£16.23M	N/A	183	Gap Down
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. HSM, TON, LIFS, SFE, and FAN

How does Northern Bear compare to Samuel Heath & Sons?

Is NTBR or HSM more profitable?

Which has better valuation & earnings, NTBR or HSM?

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

Is NTBR or HSM a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor NTBR or HSM?

Which has more risk & volatility, NTBR or HSM?

Summary

How does Northern Bear compare to Titon?

Which has better valuation and earnings, NTBR or TON?

Is NTBR or TON more profitable?

Does the media favor NTBR or TON?

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

Which has more risk & volatility, NTBR or TON?

Summary

How does Northern Bear compare to LifeSafe?

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

Is LIFS or NTBR more profitable?

Does the media prefer LIFS or NTBR?

Which has more risk and volatility, LIFS or NTBR?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LIFS or NTBR?

Summary

How does Northern Bear compare to Safestyle UK?

Does the media prefer NTBR or SFE?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NTBR or SFE?

Is NTBR or SFE a better dividend stock?

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

Which has more risk & volatility, NTBR or SFE?

Is NTBR or SFE more profitable?

Summary

How does Northern Bear compare to Volution Group?

Which has more risk and volatility, NTBR or FAN?

Is NTBR or FAN more profitable?

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

Does the media favor NTBR or FAN?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NTBR or FAN?

Do analysts prefer NTBR or FAN?

Is NTBR or FAN a better dividend stock?

Summary

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