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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

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 better valuation and earnings, STAF or HUR?

Hurricane Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Staffline Group. Staffline Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hurricane Energy, 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	£896.86M	0.06	-£18.31M	-£14.56	-3.02
Hurricane Energy	£275.50M	0.00	£42.42M	£0.04	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, STAF or HUR?

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

Does the media prefer STAF or HUR?

In the previous week, Staffline Group had 1 more articles in the media than Hurricane Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Staffline Group and 4 mentions for Hurricane Energy. Staffline Group's average media sentiment score of -0.14 beat Hurricane Energy's score of -0.23 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hurricane Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in STAF or HUR?

36.9% of Staffline Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of Hurricane Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.0% of Staffline Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Hurricane Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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