PPHC vs. DATA, AFM, ELIX, YOU, RCDO, FNTL, SAG, GTLY, MANO, and MJH
Should you be buying Public Policy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Public Policy include GlobalData (DATA), Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM), Elixirr International (ELIX), YouGov (YOU), Ricardo (RCDO), Fintel (FNTL), Science Group (SAG), Gateley (GTLY), Manolete Partners (MANO), and MJ Hudson Group (MJH). These companies are all part of the "consulting services" industry.
Public Policy vs. Its Competitors
Public Policy (LON:PPHC) and GlobalData (LON:DATA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
8.0% of Public Policy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.1% of GlobalData shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of Public Policy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 61.0% of GlobalData shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, GlobalData had 4 more articles in the media than Public Policy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for GlobalData and 4 mentions for Public Policy. GlobalData's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Public Policy's score of 0.37 indicating that GlobalData is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
GlobalData has higher revenue and earnings than Public Policy. Public Policy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GlobalData, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Public Policy presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,300, suggesting a potential upside of 21.84%. GlobalData has a consensus target price of GBX 227.50, suggesting a potential upside of 79.13%. Given GlobalData's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GlobalData is more favorable than Public Policy.
GlobalData has a net margin of 11.96% compared to Public Policy's net margin of -14.83%. GlobalData's return on equity of 12.99% beat Public Policy's return on equity.
Public Policy pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. GlobalData pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Public Policy pays out -52.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GlobalData pays out 125.0% 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.
Summary
GlobalData beats Public Policy on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:PPHC) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
