PPHE Hotel Group Limited (PPH.L) (LON:PPH) and STV Group plc (STVG.L) (LON:STVG) are both small-cap services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for PPHE Hotel Group Limited (PPH.L) and STV Group plc (STVG.L), as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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PPHE Hotel Group Limited (PPH.L) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
STV Group plc (STVG.L) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
PPHE Hotel Group Limited (PPH.L) presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,291.67, suggesting a potential downside of 6.40%. STV Group plc (STVG.L) has a consensus price target of GBX 435, suggesting a potential upside of 34.26%. Given STV Group plc (STVG.L)'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe STV Group plc (STVG.L) is more favorable than PPHE Hotel Group Limited (PPH.L).
Dividends
PPHE Hotel Group Limited (PPH.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. STV Group plc (STVG.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. PPHE Hotel Group Limited (PPH.L) pays out -2.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. STV Group plc (STVG.L) pays out 0.5% 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.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares PPHE Hotel Group Limited (PPH.L) and STV Group plc (STVG.L)'s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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PPHE Hotel Group Limited (PPH.L) | £264.28 million | 2.22 | N/A | GBX (8.20) | -168.29 |
STV Group plc (STVG.L) | £113.60 million | 1.33 | N/A | GBX 12.80 | 25.31 |
PPHE Hotel Group Limited (PPH.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than STV Group plc (STVG.L), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares PPHE Hotel Group Limited (PPH.L) and STV Group plc (STVG.L)'s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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PPHE Hotel Group Limited (PPH.L) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
STV Group plc (STVG.L) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
STV Group plc (STVG.L) beats PPHE Hotel Group Limited (PPH.L) on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.