STV Group (STVG) Competitors

STV Group (LON:STVG) and Aferian (LON:AFRN) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of STVG or AFRN?

81.3% of STV Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.6% of Aferian shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of STV Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.7% of Aferian shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer STVG or AFRN?

In the previous week, STV Group had 2 more articles in the media than Aferian. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for STV Group and 0 mentions for Aferian. STV Group's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Aferian's score of 0.00 indicating that STV Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
STV Group	Positive
Aferian	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, STVG or AFRN?

STV Group has higher revenue and earnings than Aferian. Aferian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than STV 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
STV Group	£182.00M	0.42	£6.84M	£14.65	11.16
Aferian	£46.34M	0.11	-£82.04M	-£47.10	-0.08

Is STVG or AFRN more profitable?

STV Group has a net margin of 3.76% compared to Aferian's net margin of -177.04%. Aferian's return on equity of 0.00% beat STV Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
STV Group	3.76%	-172.50%	6.57%
Aferian	-177.04%	N/A	-9.55%

Which has more risk and volatility, STVG or AFRN?

STV Group has a beta of 0.09, indicating that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aferian has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor STVG or AFRN?

STV Group received 375 more outperform votes than Aferian when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
STV Group	Outperform Votes 375 76.37%	Underperform Votes 116 23.63%
Aferian	N/A	N/A

Is STVG or AFRN a better dividend stock?

STV Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Aferian pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 81.1%. STV Group pays out 75.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Aferian pays out -6.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aferian is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

STV Group beats Aferian on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.