Schroder UK Mid Cap (SCP) Competitors

Schroder UK Mid Cap (LON:SCP) and TwentyFour Income (LON:TFIF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and community ranking.

Does the media favor SCP or TFIF?

In the previous week, Schroder UK Mid Cap's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled TwentyFour Income'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Schroder UK Mid Cap	Neutral
TwentyFour Income	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SCP or TFIF?

TwentyFour Income has higher revenue and earnings than Schroder UK Mid Cap. TwentyFour Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroder UK Mid Cap, 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
Schroder UK Mid Cap	£40.15M	5.17	£36.42M	£105.24	5.70
TwentyFour Income	£55.96M	14.34	£868.58M	£115.93	0.92

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SCP or TFIF?

Schroder UK Mid Cap received 17 more outperform votes than TwentyFour Income when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.33% of users gave Schroder UK Mid Cap an outperform vote while only 64.44% of users gave TwentyFour Income an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Schroder UK Mid Cap	Outperform Votes 104 69.33%	Underperform Votes 46 30.67%
TwentyFour Income	Outperform Votes 87 64.44%	Underperform Votes 48 35.56%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SCP or TFIF?

32.6% of Schroder UK Mid Cap shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of TwentyFour Income shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Schroder UK Mid Cap shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of TwentyFour Income shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SCP or TFIF a better dividend stock?

Schroder UK Mid Cap pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. TwentyFour Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Schroder UK Mid Cap pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TwentyFour Income pays out 8.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. TwentyFour Income is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is SCP or TFIF more profitable?

TwentyFour Income has a net margin of 1,552.21% compared to Schroder UK Mid Cap's net margin of 90.71%. TwentyFour Income's return on equity of 103.44% beat Schroder UK Mid Cap's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schroder UK Mid Cap	90.71%	15.45%	4.88%
TwentyFour Income	1,552.21%	103.44%	N/A

Summary

TwentyFour Income beats Schroder UK Mid Cap on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.