S4 Capital (SFOR) Competitors

Tarsus Group (LON:TRS) and S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) are both small-cap advertising agencies industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Which has better valuation and earnings, TRS or SFOR?

S4 Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tarsus Group, 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
Tarsus Group	£99.73M	0.00	N/A	£9.30	N/A
S4 Capital	£786.10M	0.19	N/A	-£0.47	-48.93

Do analysts rate TRS or SFOR?

S4 Capital has a consensus target price of GBX 32, suggesting a potential upside of 39.15%. Given S4 Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe S4 Capital is more favorable than Tarsus Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tarsus Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
S4 Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TRS or SFOR?

30.9% of S4 Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.8% of S4 Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer TRS or SFOR?

In the previous week, S4 Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.13 beat Tarsus Group's score of 0.00 indicating that S4 Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tarsus Group	Neutral
S4 Capital	Neutral

Is TRS or SFOR more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tarsus Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
S4 Capital	N/A	N/A	1.48%

Is TRS or SFOR a better dividend stock?

Tarsus Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share. S4 Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Tarsus Group pays out 1.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. S4 Capital pays out -2.1% 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. S4 Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

S4 Capital beats Tarsus Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.