The Pebble Group (PEBB) Competitors

M&C Saatchi (LON:SAA) and The Pebble Group (LON:PEBB) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SAA or PEBB?

M&C Saatchi has higher revenue and earnings than The Pebble Group. The Pebble Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&C Saatchi, 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
M&C Saatchi	£456.33M	0.46	£11.09M	£8.88	18.98
The Pebble Group	£119.97M	0.47	£5.68M	£3.41	9.96

Is SAA or PEBB more profitable?

The Pebble Group has a net margin of 4.74% compared to M&C Saatchi's net margin of 2.43%. M&C Saatchi's return on equity of 34.45% beat The Pebble Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
M&C Saatchi	2.43%	34.45%	10.04%
The Pebble Group	4.74%	6.55%	3.90%

Is SAA or PEBB a better dividend stock?

M&C Saatchi pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. The Pebble Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. M&C Saatchi pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Pebble Group pays out 29.3% 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. The Pebble Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SAA or PEBB?

66.5% of M&C Saatchi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of The Pebble Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.5% of M&C Saatchi shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of The Pebble Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend SAA or PEBB?

The Pebble Group has a consensus price target of GBX 100, suggesting a potential upside of 194.12%. Given The Pebble Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Pebble Group is more favorable than M&C Saatchi.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M&C Saatchi	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
The Pebble Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer SAA or PEBB?

In the previous week, M&C Saatchi's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Pebble Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
M&C Saatchi	Neutral
The Pebble Group	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, SAA or PEBB?

M&C Saatchi has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Pebble Group has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SAA or PEBB?

M&C Saatchi received 126 more outperform votes than The Pebble Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 90.48% of users gave The Pebble Group an outperform vote while only 69.49% of users gave M&C Saatchi an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
M&C Saatchi	Outperform Votes 164 69.49%	Underperform Votes 72 30.51%
The Pebble Group	Outperform Votes 38 90.48%	Underperform Votes 4 9.52%

Summary

M&C Saatchi beats The Pebble Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.