Schroder UK Mid Cap (SCP) Competitors

Schroder UK Mid Cap (LON:SCP) and Apax Global Alpha (LON:APAX) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SCP or APAX?

Schroder UK Mid Cap has higher revenue and earnings than Apax Global Alpha. Schroder UK Mid Cap is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apax Global Alpha, 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	5.89	£36.42M	£105.24	6.50
Apax Global Alpha	£9.05M	105.58	£4.12M	£0.59	277.56

Is SCP or APAX a better dividend stock?

Schroder UK Mid Cap pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Apax Global Alpha pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Schroder UK Mid Cap pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apax Global Alpha pays out 1,866.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility & risk, SCP or APAX?

Schroder UK Mid Cap has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apax Global Alpha has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

32.6% of Schroder UK Mid Cap shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of Apax Global Alpha shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Schroder UK Mid Cap shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.4% of Apax Global Alpha shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor SCP or APAX?

In the previous week, Schroder UK Mid Cap had 4 more articles in the media than Apax Global Alpha. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Schroder UK Mid Cap and 0 mentions for Apax Global Alpha. Schroder UK Mid Cap's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Apax Global Alpha's score of 0.00 indicating that Schroder UK Mid Cap is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Schroder UK Mid Cap	Positive
Apax Global Alpha	Neutral

Is SCP or APAX more profitable?

Schroder UK Mid Cap has a net margin of 90.71% compared to Apax Global Alpha's net margin of 45.55%. Schroder UK Mid Cap's return on equity of 15.45% beat Apax Global Alpha's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schroder UK Mid Cap	90.71%	15.45%	4.88%
Apax Global Alpha	45.55%	0.27%	2.57%

Summary

Schroder UK Mid Cap beats Apax Global Alpha on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.