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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the media prefer PPHC or AFM?

In the previous week, Public Policy had 4 more articles in the media than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Public Policy and 0 mentions for Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Public Policy's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's score of 0.00 indicating that Public Policy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Public Policy	Neutral
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	Neutral

Is PPHC or AFM a better dividend stock?

Public Policy pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share. Public Policy pays out -68.6% 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 higher earnings and valuation, 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	£149.56M	1.55	-£28.26M	-£0.21	-880.95
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	£233.62M	0.00	£15.85M	£0.13	N/A

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%

Do analysts rate PPHC or AFM?

Public Policy currently has a consensus target price of GBX 260, indicating a potential upside of 40.54%. Given Public Policy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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

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

8.1% of Public Policy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of Public Policy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are owned 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.

Summary

Public Policy and Alpha Financial Markets Consulting tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.