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

Which has more volatility and risk, SYS1 or SAA?

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

Does the media prefer SYS1 or SAA?

In the previous week, System1 Group and System1 Group both had 1 articles in the media. M&C Saatchi's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat System1 Group's score of 0.00 indicating that M&C Saatchi is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
System1 Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
M&C Saatchi	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend SYS1 or SAA?

System1 Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 852.50, suggesting a potential upside of 98.16%. Given System1 Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SYS1 or SAA?

16.1% of System1 Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.2% of M&C Saatchi shares are held by institutional investors. 33.7% of System1 Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.2% of M&C Saatchi shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SYS1 or SAA a better dividend stock?

System1 Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. M&C Saatchi pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. System1 Group pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&C Saatchi pays out 13.5% 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.

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%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SYS1 or SAA?

M&C Saatchi has higher revenue and earnings than System1 Group. System1 Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&C Saatchi, 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	£37.43M	1.46	£2.03M	£0.35	1,222.16
M&C Saatchi	£395.42M	0.51	£11.09M	£0.12	1,393.58

Summary

System1 Group beats M&C Saatchi on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.