System1 Group (SYS1) Competitors

System1 Group (LON:SYS1) and M&C Saatchi (LON:SAA) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SYS1 or SAA?

M&C Saatchi received 44 more outperform votes than System1 Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.49% of users gave M&C Saatchi an outperform vote while only 65.22% of users gave System1 Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
System1 Group	Outperform Votes 120 65.22%	Underperform Votes 64 34.78%
M&C Saatchi	Outperform Votes 164 69.49%	Underperform Votes 72 30.51%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SYS1 or SAA?

M&C Saatchi has higher revenue and earnings than System1 Group. M&C Saatchi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than System1 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
System1 Group	£30.04M	1.98	£2.03M	£16.03	29.30
M&C Saatchi	£456.33M	0.45	£11.09M	£8.88	18.75

Which has more volatility & risk, SYS1 or SAA?

System1 Group has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M&C Saatchi has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SYS1 or SAA?

System1 Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 852.50, suggesting a potential upside of 81.46%. Given System1 Group's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe System1 Group is more favorable than M&C Saatchi.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
System1 Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
M&C Saatchi	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is SYS1 or SAA more profitable?

System1 Group has a net margin of 6.77% compared to M&C Saatchi's net margin of 2.43%. M&C Saatchi's return on equity of 34.45% beat System1 Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
System1 Group	6.77%	20.43%	11.37%
M&C Saatchi	2.43%	34.45%	10.04%

Is SYS1 or SAA a better dividend stock?

System1 Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. M&C Saatchi pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. System1 Group pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&C Saatchi pays out 33.8% 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.

Does the media prefer SYS1 or SAA?

In the previous week, M&C Saatchi had 3 more articles in the media than System1 Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for M&C Saatchi and 0 mentions for System1 Group. M&C Saatchi's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat System1 Group's score of 0.00 indicating that M&C Saatchi is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
System1 Group	Neutral
M&C Saatchi	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SYS1 or SAA?

47.1% of System1 Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.5% of M&C Saatchi shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.5% of System1 Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.5% of M&C Saatchi shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

System1 Group beats M&C Saatchi on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.