Public Policy (PPHC) Competitors

Public Policy (LON:PPHC) and Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LON:AFM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to PPHC or AFM?

In the previous week, Public Policy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Alpha Financial Markets Consulting'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Public Policy	Neutral
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PPHC or AFM?

8.0% of Public Policy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are held by institutional investors. 55.3% of Public Policy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend PPHC or AFM?

Public Policy presently has a consensus price target of GBX 260, indicating a potential upside of 52.94%. Given Public Policy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Public Policy is more favorable than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Public Policy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is PPHC or AFM more profitable?

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a net margin of 6.78% compared to Public Policy's net margin of -14.83%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's return on equity of 10.64% beat Public Policy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Public Policy	-14.83%	-25.73%	-1.69%
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	6.78%	10.64%	7.51%

Is PPHC or AFM a better dividend stock?

Public Policy pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share. Public Policy pays out -73.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays out 10,769.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Public Policy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PPHC or AFM?

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than Public Policy. Public Policy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting, 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
Public Policy	£190.53M	1.34	-£28.26M	-£15.03	-11.31
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	£233.62M	0.00	£15.85M	£0.13	N/A

Summary

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting beats Public Policy on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.