Which has preferable 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 0.17 £1.30M £29.60 3.75 Titon £16.23M 0.54 -£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 higher earnings & valuation, 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 0.17 £1.30M £29.60 3.75 LifeSafe £3.26M 0.26 -£2.36M -£0.02 N/A

Is NTBR or LIFS more profitable?

Northern Bear has a net margin of 4.63% 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 Northern Bear 4.63% 17.65% 3.83% LifeSafe -29.47% -50.82% -33.83%

Does the media favor NTBR or SFE?

In the previous week, Northern Bear and Northern Bear both had 1 articles in the media. Northern Bear's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Safestyle UK's score of -1.00 indicating that Northern Bear is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Northern Bear 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Safestyle UK 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative

Do analysts recommend FAN or NTBR?

Volution Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 751, suggesting a potential upside of 24.96%. Given Volution Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Northern Bear 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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 2.59 £42.69M £25.60 23.48 Northern Bear £89.91M 0.17 £1.30M £29.60 3.75

Northern Bear (NTBR) Competitors

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NTBR vs. HSM, TON, 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 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?

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

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
Samuel Heath & Sons	5.04%	6.57%	3.54%
Northern Bear	4.63%	17.65%	3.83%

Samuel Heath & Sons has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Northern Bear has a beta of 0.256, meaning that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Samuel Heath & Sons pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Northern Bear pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Samuel Heath & Sons pays out 32.5% 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.

Samuel Heath & Sons has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Samuel Heath & Sons	£14.92M	0.55	£1.31M	£40.20	8.08
Northern Bear	£89.91M	0.17	£1.30M	£29.60	3.75

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. Northern Bear's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Samuel Heath & Sons' score of 0.00 indicating that Northern Bear is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Samuel Heath & Sons	Neutral
Northern Bear	Positive

Summary

Northern Bear beats Samuel Heath & Sons on 9 of the 15 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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, Northern Bear and Northern Bear both had 1 articles in the media. Northern Bear's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Titon's score of 0.00 indicating that Northern Bear is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern Bear	Positive
Titon	Neutral

0.9% of Northern Bear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.2% of Titon shares are held by institutional investors. 98.8% of Northern Bear shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of Titon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

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	0.17	£1.30M	£29.60	3.75
Titon	£16.23M	0.54	-£980.29K	-£0.14	N/A

Northern Bear has a beta of 0.256, meaning that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Titon has a beta of 0.199, meaning that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Northern Bear beats Titon on 10 of the 12 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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

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
Northern Bear	4.63%	17.65%	3.83%
LifeSafe	-29.47%	-50.82%	-33.83%

Northern Bear has a beta of 0.256, suggesting that its share price is 74% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LifeSafe has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% 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
Northern Bear	£89.91M	0.17	£1.30M	£29.60	3.75
LifeSafe	£3.26M	0.26	-£2.36M	-£0.02	N/A

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 0.67 beat LifeSafe's score of 0.00 indicating that Northern Bear is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern Bear	Positive
LifeSafe	Neutral

0.9% of Northern Bear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.9% of LifeSafe shares are held by institutional investors. 98.8% of Northern Bear shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of LifeSafe shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Northern Bear beats LifeSafe on 10 of the 13 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 media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk.

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Northern Bear pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. 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.

Northern Bear has a beta of 0.256, suggesting that its share price is 74% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Safestyle UK has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Northern Bear and Northern Bear both had 1 articles in the media. Northern Bear's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Safestyle UK's score of -1.00 indicating that Northern Bear is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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	0.17	£1.30M	£29.60	3.75
Safestyle UK	£150.18M	0.00	-£9.84M	-£0.07	N/A

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

Volution Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 751, suggesting a potential upside of 24.96%. Given Volution Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Northern Bear	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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
Volution Group	11.19%	18.46%	9.42%
Northern Bear	4.63%	17.65%	3.83%

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	2.59	£42.69M	£25.60	23.48
Northern Bear	£89.91M	0.17	£1.30M	£29.60	3.75

Volution Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Northern Bear pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. 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.

67.9% 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 insiders. Comparatively, 98.8% of Northern Bear shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volution Group has a beta of 1.176, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Northern Bear has a beta of 0.256, suggesting that its share price is 74% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Volution Group and Volution Group both had 1 articles in the media. Northern Bear's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Volution Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Northern Bear is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Volution Group	Neutral
Northern Bear	Positive

Summary

Volution Group beats Northern Bear on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

NTBR vs. The Competition

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Metric	Northern Bear	Building Products & Equipment Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£15.27M	£2.58B	£9.62B	£2.78B
Dividend Yield	4.07%	3.29%	3.54%	6.13%
P/E Ratio	3.75	58.36	25.18	364.73
Price / Sales	0.17	68.91	5,101.41	87,561.71
Price / Cash	55.44	17.07	28.20	27.85
Price / Book	0.94	1.50	5.08	7.74
Net Income	£1.30M	£18.85B	£794.09M	£5.88B
7 Day Performance	-0.89%	1.15%	0.65%	6.46%
1 Month Performance	N/A	3.87%	2.55%	9.67%
1 Year Performance	55.46%	-1.00%	30.75%	75.31%

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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 111 flat	N/A	+55.5%	£15.27M	£89.91M	3.75	411	Gap Up
HSM Samuel Heath & Sons	N/A	GBX 340 +4.6%	N/A	N/A	£8.62M	£14.92M	8.46	141	Gap Up
TON Titon	N/A	GBX 80 +6.7%	N/A	+3.3%	£8.16M	£16.23M	N/A	183	Analyst Forecast 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	Negative News

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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 HSM or NTBR more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, HSM or NTBR?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HSM or NTBR?

Is HSM or NTBR a better dividend stock?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, HSM or NTBR?

Does the media refer more to HSM or NTBR?

Summary

How does Northern Bear compare to Titon?

Does the media favor NTBR or TON?

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

Is NTBR or TON more profitable?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NTBR or TON?

Which has more risk & volatility, NTBR or TON?

Summary

How does Northern Bear compare to LifeSafe?

Is NTBR or LIFS more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, NTBR or LIFS?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, NTBR or LIFS?

Does the media refer more to NTBR or LIFS?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NTBR or LIFS?

Summary

How does Northern Bear compare to Safestyle UK?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NTBR or SFE?

Is NTBR or SFE a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, NTBR or SFE?

Does the media favor NTBR or SFE?

Which has better earnings & valuation, NTBR or SFE?

Is NTBR or SFE more profitable?

Summary

How does Northern Bear compare to Volution Group?

Do analysts recommend FAN or NTBR?

Is FAN or NTBR more profitable?

Which has better earnings and valuation, FAN or NTBR?

Is FAN or NTBR a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FAN or NTBR?

Which has more risk & volatility, FAN or NTBR?

Does the media favor FAN or NTBR?

Summary

Media Sentiment Over Time

NTBR vs. The Competition

Northern Bear Competitors List

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