Ricardo (RCDO) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RCDO or AFM?

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ricardo	£469.99M	0.56	£693.06K	£1.14	374.26
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	£233.62M	0.00	£15.85M	£0.13	N/A

Do analysts recommend RCDO or AFM?

Ricardo currently has a consensus price target of GBX 730, suggesting a potential upside of 71.76%. Given Ricardo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ricardo is more favorable than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ricardo	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to RCDO or AFM?

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ricardo	Neutral
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, RCDO or AFM?

Ricardo has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RCDO or AFM 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
Ricardo	0.15%	0.42%	4.91%
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	6.78%	10.64%	7.51%

Is RCDO or AFM a better dividend stock?

Ricardo pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share. 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. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RCDO or AFM?

82.3% of Ricardo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Ricardo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting beats Ricardo on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.