Springfield Properties (SPR) Competitors

Air Partner (LON:AIR) and Springfield Properties (LON:SPR) are both small-cap aircraft companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has better valuation and earnings, AIR or SPR?

Springfield Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Air Partner. Air Partner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Springfield Properties, 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
Air Partner	£68.20M	0.00	N/A	£4.00	N/A
Springfield Properties	£280.56M	0.45	£7.57M	£11.28	9.31

Is AIR or SPR more profitable?

Springfield Properties has a net margin of 2.83% compared to Air Partner's net margin of 0.00%. Springfield Properties' return on equity of 4.88% beat Air Partner's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Air Partner	N/A	N/A	N/A
Springfield Properties	2.83%	4.88%	3.53%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AIR or SPR?

8.6% of Springfield Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 24.4% of Springfield Properties 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.

Does the media refer more to AIR or SPR?

In the previous week, Air Partner and Air Partner both had 5 articles in the media. Air Partner's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Springfield Properties' score of 0.23 indicating that Air Partner is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Air Partner	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Springfield Properties	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is AIR or SPR a better dividend stock?

Air Partner pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share. Springfield Properties pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Air Partner pays out 0.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Springfield Properties pays out 0.1% 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. Springfield Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Springfield Properties beats Air Partner on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.