Pharos Energy (PHAR) Competitors

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

Is OGN or PHAR a better dividend stock?

Origin Enterprises pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 453.3%. Pharos Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Origin Enterprises pays out 4,915.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pharos Energy pays out -10.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more risk & volatility, OGN or PHAR?

Origin Enterprises has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pharos Energy has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OGN or PHAR more profitable?

Origin Enterprises has a net margin of 1.98% compared to Pharos Energy's net margin of -29.06%. Origin Enterprises' return on equity of 10.29% beat Pharos Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Origin Enterprises	1.98%	10.29%	2.96%
Pharos Energy	-29.06%	-16.16%	0.28%

Do analysts recommend OGN or PHAR?

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

Does the media prefer OGN or PHAR?

In the previous week, Origin Enterprises had 1 more articles in the media than Pharos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Origin Enterprises and 0 mentions for Pharos Energy. Origin Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Pharos Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Origin Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Origin Enterprises	Positive
Pharos Energy	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, OGN or PHAR?

Origin Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than Pharos Energy. Pharos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Origin Enterprises, 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
Origin Enterprises	£183.08B	0.00	£3.62B	£0.35	10.84
Pharos Energy	£196.07M	0.52	-£56.99M	-£9.40	-2.19

Do insiders & institutionals believe in OGN or PHAR?

62.1% of Origin Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Pharos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Origin Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 51.3% of Pharos Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Origin Enterprises beats Pharos Energy on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.