Stelrad Group (SRAD) Competitors

Genuit Group (LON:GEN) and Stelrad Group (LON:SRAD) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GEN or SRAD?

82.1% of Genuit Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.5% of Stelrad Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Genuit Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 64.4% of Stelrad Group 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.

Is GEN or SRAD a better dividend stock?

Genuit Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Stelrad Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Genuit Group pays out 125.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Stelrad Group pays out 68.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stelrad Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend GEN or SRAD?

Genuit Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 506.67, suggesting a potential upside of 38.06%. Stelrad Group has a consensus target price of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 17.65%. Given Genuit Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Genuit Group is more favorable than Stelrad Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genuit Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Stelrad Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, GEN or SRAD?

Genuit Group has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stelrad Group has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GEN or SRAD?

In the previous week, Genuit Group had 1 more articles in the media than Stelrad Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Genuit Group and 0 mentions for Stelrad Group. Genuit Group's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Stelrad Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Genuit Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Genuit Group	Neutral
Stelrad Group	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, GEN or SRAD?

Genuit Group has higher revenue and earnings than Stelrad Group. Stelrad Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genuit 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
Genuit Group	£553.28M	1.65	£23.57M	£9.53	38.51
Stelrad Group	£306.97M	0.74	£16.13M	£11.64	14.61

Is GEN or SRAD more profitable?

Stelrad Group has a net margin of 5.25% compared to Genuit Group's net margin of 4.26%. Stelrad Group's return on equity of 28.08% beat Genuit Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genuit Group	4.26%	3.74%	4.59%
Stelrad Group	5.25%	28.08%	7.46%

Summary

Genuit Group beats Stelrad Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.