Pollen Street Group (POLN) Competitors

Smithson Investment Trust (LON:SSON) and Pollen Street Group (LON:POLN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SSON or POLN?

19.1% of Smithson Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of Pollen Street Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Smithson Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.8% of Pollen Street Group shares are owned by company 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.

Does the media refer more to SSON or POLN?

In the previous week, Smithson Investment Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Pollen Street Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Smithson Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Pollen Street Group. Smithson Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Pollen Street Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Smithson Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Smithson Investment Trust	Positive
Pollen Street Group	Neutral

Is SSON or POLN more profitable?

Smithson Investment Trust has a net margin of 317.04% compared to Pollen Street Group's net margin of 70.52%. Pollen Street Group's return on equity of 7.94% beat Smithson Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smithson Investment Trust	317.04%	-2.13%	N/A
Pollen Street Group	70.52%	7.94%	5.32%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SSON or POLN?

Pollen Street Group has higher revenue and earnings than Smithson Investment Trust. Smithson Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pollen Street Group, 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
Smithson Investment Trust	-£13.48M	-144.72	-£42.74M	-£33.47	-45.59
Pollen Street Group	£63.61M	7.56	£44.86M	£72.03	10.83

Do analysts prefer SSON or POLN?

Pollen Street Group has a consensus target price of GBX 900, indicating a potential upside of 15.38%. Given Pollen Street Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pollen Street Group is more favorable than Smithson Investment Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smithson Investment Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Pollen Street Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Pollen Street Group beats Smithson Investment Trust on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.