Pharos Energy (PHAR) Competitors

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

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 4.6%. 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%

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

24.4% of Pharos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.1% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are held by institutional investors. 51.3% of Pharos Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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	0.55	-£56.99M	-£9.40	-2.32
Bloomsbury Publishing	£382.40M	1.04	£37.37M	£46.74	10.52

Does the media favor PHAR or BMY?

In the previous week, Pharos Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Bloomsbury Publishing. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Pharos Energy and 0 mentions for Bloomsbury Publishing. Pharos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Bloomsbury Publishing's score of 0.00 indicating that Pharos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pharos Energy	Positive
Bloomsbury Publishing	Neutral

Do analysts rate PHAR or BMY?

Bloomsbury Publishing has a consensus target price of GBX 825, indicating a potential upside of 67.85%. Given Bloomsbury Publishing's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

Which has more volatility and risk, PHAR or BMY?

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

Summary

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