Staffline Group (STAF) Competitors

Staffline Group (LON:STAF) and Hurricane Energy (LON:HUR) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, STAF or HUR?

Staffline Group has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hurricane Energy has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in STAF or HUR?

0.5% of Staffline Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of Hurricane Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 32.9% of Staffline Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Hurricane Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to STAF or HUR?

In the previous week, Hurricane Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Staffline Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hurricane Energy and 5 mentions for Staffline Group. Staffline Group's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Hurricane Energy's score of 0.14 indicating that Staffline Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Staffline Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hurricane Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is STAF or HUR more profitable?

Hurricane Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Staffline Group's net margin of -2.04%. Hurricane Energy's return on equity of 32.05% beat Staffline Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Staffline Group	-2.04%	-42.09%	2.83%
Hurricane Energy	N/A	32.05%	7.09%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, STAF or HUR?

Hurricane Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Staffline Group. Hurricane Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Staffline 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
Staffline Group	£1.03B	0.05	-£18.31M	£3.00	14.87
Hurricane Energy	£275.50M	0.00	£42.42M	£0.04	N/A

Summary

Hurricane Energy beats Staffline Group on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.