Ramsdens (RFX) Competitors

Ramsdens (LON:RFX) and MS INTERNATIONAL (LON:MSI) 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, community ranking, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor RFX or MSI?

In the previous week, Ramsdens had 3 more articles in the media than MS INTERNATIONAL. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ramsdens and 1 mentions for MS INTERNATIONAL. MS INTERNATIONAL's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Ramsdens' score of 0.09 indicating that MS INTERNATIONAL is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ramsdens	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MS INTERNATIONAL	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is RFX or MSI more profitable?

MS INTERNATIONAL has a net margin of 10.49% compared to Ramsdens' net margin of 8.78%. MS INTERNATIONAL's return on equity of 25.03% beat Ramsdens' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ramsdens	8.78%	17.12%	10.23%
MS INTERNATIONAL	10.49%	25.03%	8.03%

Which has more risk and volatility, RFX or MSI?

Ramsdens has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MS INTERNATIONAL has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RFX or MSI?

43.2% of Ramsdens shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of MS INTERNATIONAL shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Ramsdens shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 56.8% of MS INTERNATIONAL shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, RFX or MSI?

MS INTERNATIONAL has higher revenue and earnings than Ramsdens. Ramsdens is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MS INTERNATIONAL, 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
Ramsdens	£88.57M	0.74	£7.77M	£0.24	858.33
MS INTERNATIONAL	£109.58M	1.47	£11.50M	£0.67	1,505.97

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RFX or MSI?

Ramsdens received 43 more outperform votes than MS INTERNATIONAL when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.12% of users gave Ramsdens an outperform vote while only 65.52% of users gave MS INTERNATIONAL an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ramsdens	Outperform Votes 119 72.12%	Underperform Votes 46 27.88%
MS INTERNATIONAL	Outperform Votes 76 65.52%	Underperform Votes 40 34.48%

Is RFX or MSI a better dividend stock?

Ramsdens pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. MS INTERNATIONAL pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Ramsdens pays out 4,583.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MS INTERNATIONAL pays out 2,985.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer RFX or MSI?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ramsdens	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
MS INTERNATIONAL	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

MS INTERNATIONAL beats Ramsdens on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.