Schroder Oriental Income (SOI) Competitors

Schroder Oriental Income (LON:SOI) and Kainos Group (LON:KNOS) are both small-cap machinery companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Is SOI or KNOS more profitable?

Schroder Oriental Income has a net margin of 88.88% compared to Kainos Group's net margin of 12.74%. Kainos Group's return on equity of 33.12% beat Schroder Oriental Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schroder Oriental Income	88.88%	16.22%	-2.12%
Kainos Group	12.74%	33.12%	14.45%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SOI or KNOS?

Schroder Oriental Income has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kainos Group. Schroder Oriental Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kainos 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
Schroder Oriental Income	£82.53M	8.90	£106.18M	£0.33	983.76
Kainos Group	£367.25M	3.01	£48.81M	£0.28	3,303.19

Which has more volatility and risk, SOI or KNOS?

Schroder Oriental Income has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kainos Group has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SOI or KNOS a better dividend stock?

Schroder Oriental Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Kainos Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Schroder Oriental Income pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kainos Group pays out 100.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Schroder Oriental Income is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to SOI or KNOS?

In the previous week, Kainos Group had 2 more articles in the media than Schroder Oriental Income. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kainos Group and 0 mentions for Schroder Oriental Income. Kainos Group's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Schroder Oriental Income's score of 0.00 indicating that Kainos Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Schroder Oriental Income	Neutral
Kainos Group	Positive

Do analysts prefer SOI or KNOS?

Schroder Oriental Income currently has a consensus price target of GBX 300, suggesting a potential downside of 6.54%. Kainos Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,041.67, suggesting a potential upside of 11.83%. Given Kainos Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kainos Group is more favorable than Schroder Oriental Income.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Schroder Oriental Income	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Kainos Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SOI or KNOS?

9.7% of Schroder Oriental Income shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.8% of Kainos Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Schroder Oriental Income shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of Kainos Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Kainos Group beats Schroder Oriental Income on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.