Synectics (SNX) Competitors

Synectics (LON:SNX) and Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, SNX or GMS?

Synectics has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gulf Marine Services has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SNX or GMS more profitable?

Gulf Marine Services has a net margin of 25.33% compared to Synectics' net margin of 5.63%. Gulf Marine Services' return on equity of 11.84% beat Synectics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Synectics	5.63%	7.67%	5.02%
Gulf Marine Services	25.33%	11.84%	5.32%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SNX or GMS?

18.9% of Synectics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of Gulf Marine Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.8% of Synectics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gulf Marine Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to SNX or GMS?

In the previous week, Synectics had 4 more articles in the media than Gulf Marine Services. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Synectics and 1 mentions for Gulf Marine Services. Synectics' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Gulf Marine Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Synectics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Synectics	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gulf Marine Services	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SNX or GMS?

Gulf Marine Services has higher revenue and earnings than Synectics. Gulf Marine Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Synectics, 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
Synectics	£65.02M	0.75	£2.93M	£0.25	1,150.79
Gulf Marine Services	£173.84M	1.02	£48.19M	£0.03	498.71

Summary

Gulf Marine Services beats Synectics on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.