Pharos Energy (PHAR) Competitors

Pharos Energy (LON:PHAR) and Bloomsbury Publishing (LON:BMY) are both small-cap pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, PHAR or BMY?

Pharos Energy has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bloomsbury Publishing has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PHAR or BMY a better dividend stock?

Pharos Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Bloomsbury Publishing pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Pharos Energy pays out -10.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bloomsbury Publishing pays out 32.1% 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. Pharos Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is PHAR or BMY more profitable?

Bloomsbury Publishing has a net margin of 9.77% compared to Pharos Energy's net margin of -29.06%. Bloomsbury Publishing's return on equity of 18.62% beat Pharos Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pharos Energy	-29.06%	-16.16%	0.28%
Bloomsbury Publishing	9.77%	18.62%	7.82%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PHAR or BMY?

Bloomsbury Publishing has higher revenue and earnings than Pharos Energy. Pharos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bloomsbury Publishing, 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
Pharos Energy	£196.07M	0.53	-£56.99M	-£9.40	-2.22
Bloomsbury Publishing	£382.40M	1.04	£37.37M	£46.74	10.52

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PHAR or BMY?

24.4% of Pharos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.1% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.3% of Pharos Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are owned 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.

Do analysts prefer PHAR or BMY?

Bloomsbury Publishing has a consensus price target of GBX 825, suggesting a potential upside of 67.76%. Given Bloomsbury Publishing's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bloomsbury Publishing is more favorable than Pharos Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pharos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Bloomsbury Publishing	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to PHAR or BMY?

In the previous week, Pharos Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Bloomsbury Publishing. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Pharos Energy and 1 mentions for Bloomsbury Publishing. Pharos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Bloomsbury Publishing's score of 0.00 indicating that Pharos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pharos Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bloomsbury Publishing	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Bloomsbury Publishing beats Pharos Energy on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.