Peel Hunt (PEEL) Competitors

Peel Hunt (LON:PEEL) and Numis (LON:NUM) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PEEL or NUM?

Numis received 92 more outperform votes than Peel Hunt when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Peel Hunt	N/A	N/A
Numis	Outperform Votes 92 63.45%	Underperform Votes 53 36.55%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PEEL or NUM?

27.1% of Peel Hunt shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.5% of Numis shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.0% of Peel Hunt shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 44.8% of Numis 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, PEEL or NUM?

Peel Hunt has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Numis has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PEEL or NUM more profitable?

Numis has a net margin of 1.40% compared to Peel Hunt's net margin of -1.72%. Numis' return on equity of 0.98% beat Peel Hunt's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Peel Hunt	-1.72%	-1.78%	-0.50%
Numis	1.40%	0.98%	0.32%

Does the media prefer PEEL or NUM?

In the previous week, Numis had 1 more articles in the media than Peel Hunt. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Numis and 0 mentions for Peel Hunt. Numis' average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Peel Hunt's score of 0.00 indicating that Numis is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Peel Hunt	Neutral
Numis	Neutral

Is PEEL or NUM a better dividend stock?

Peel Hunt pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Numis pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share. Peel Hunt pays out -233.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Numis pays out 55,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Peel Hunt is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PEEL or NUM?

Numis has higher revenue and earnings than Peel Hunt. Peel Hunt is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Numis, 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
Peel Hunt	£87.00M	1.19	-£1.50M	-£1.29	-68.94
Numis	£130.31M	0.00	£1.82M	£0.02	N/A

Summary

Numis beats Peel Hunt on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.