Ricardo (RCDO) Competitors GBX 423 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/22/2025 12:05 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock RCDO vs. AFM, YOU, ELIX, PPHC, SAG, FNTL, GTLY, MANO, MJH, and SECNShould you be buying Ricardo stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ricardo include Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM), YouGov (YOU), Elixirr International (ELIX), Public Policy (PPHC), Science Group (SAG), Fintel (FNTL), Gateley (GTLY), Manolete Partners (MANO), MJ Hudson Group (MJH), and SEC Newgate (SECN). These companies are all part of the "consulting services" industry. Ricardo vs. Its Competitors Alpha Financial Markets Consulting YouGov Elixirr International Public Policy Science Group Fintel Gateley Manolete Partners MJ Hudson Group SEC Newgate Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LON:AFM) and Ricardo (LON:RCDO) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment and valuation. Do analysts recommend AFM or RCDO? Ricardo has a consensus target price of GBX 730, indicating a potential upside of 72.58%. Given Ricardo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ricardo is more favorable than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alpha Financial Markets Consulting 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Ricardo 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do institutionals & insiders believe in AFM or RCDO? 96.8% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of Ricardo shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Ricardo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, AFM or RCDO? Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ricardo has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AFM or RCDO a better dividend stock? Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share. Ricardo pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. 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. Ricardo pays out 1,144.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ricardo is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AFM or RCDO? Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ricardo. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ricardo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlpha Financial Markets Consulting£233.62M0.00£15.85M£0.13N/ARicardo£469.99M0.55£693.06K£1.14372.50 Is AFM or RCDO more profitable? Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a net margin of 6.78% compared to Ricardo's net margin of 0.15%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's return on equity of 10.64% beat Ricardo's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alpha Financial Markets Consulting6.78% 10.64% 7.51% Ricardo 0.15%0.42%4.91% Does the media favor AFM or RCDO? In the previous week, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ricardo'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Neutral Ricardo Neutral SummaryAlpha Financial Markets Consulting beats Ricardo on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ricardo News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RCDO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RCDO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RCDO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRicardoConsulting Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£260.57M£4.73B£7.65B£3.22BDividend Yield5.93%3.15%4.56%5.04%P/E Ratio372.50106.7926.14164.70Price / Sales0.55239.4899.46310,111.37Price / Cash5.9231.8328.3927.93Price / Book1.592.744.095.91Net Income£693.06K£155.55M£796.69M£5.89B7 Day PerformanceN/A1.11%0.63%49.53%1 Month Performance-0.70%-0.35%0.51%56.40%1 Year Performance-14.72%-6.82%26.74%136.21% Ricardo Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RCDORicardoN/AGBX 423flatGBX 730+72.6%-14.2%£260.57M£469.99M372.502,978AFMAlpha Financial Markets ConsultingN/AN/AN/AN/A£591.19M£233.62M3,876.921,051YOUYouGov2.9232 of 5 starsGBX 325.75-0.4%GBX 662.50+103.4%-32.9%£381.17M£335.28M-166.011,820ELIXElixirr InternationalN/AGBX 691-1.3%N/A+12.9%£333.77M£91.37M19.60484Dividend CutPPHCPublic PolicyN/AGBX 176.90+2.3%GBX 260+47.0%+30.7%£265.85M£190.53M-11.77367SAGScience GroupN/AGBX 575flatGBX 758+31.8%+15.6%£257.03M£108.81M43.41443FNTLFintelN/AGBX 229+0.4%N/A-28.3%£240.42M£68.89M41.06501Positive NewsGTLYGateleyN/AGBX 123.50flatN/A-9.7%£164.90M£176.99M15.951,068News CoveragePositive NewsMANOManolete Partners2.9224 of 5 starsGBX 82+1.2%GBX 172+109.8%-37.2%£33.42M£22.40M0.7729News CoverageMJHMJ Hudson GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£26.69M£47.45M-437.50232SECNSEC NewgateN/AN/AN/AN/A£25.24M£70.13M33.64580High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AFM Competitors YOU Competitors ELIX Competitors PPHC Competitors SAG Competitors FNTL Competitors GTLY Competitors MANO Competitors MJH Competitors SECN Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:RCDO) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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