Tatton Asset Management (TAM) Competitors

Tatton Asset Management (LON:TAM) and Murray International (LON:MYI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, TAM or MYI?

Tatton Asset Management has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murray International has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TAM or MYI a better dividend stock?

Tatton Asset Management pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Murray International pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Tatton Asset Management pays out 72.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Murray International pays out 39.9% 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. Murray International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is TAM or MYI more profitable?

Murray International has a net margin of 90.03% compared to Tatton Asset Management's net margin of 36.32%. Tatton Asset Management's return on equity of 31.98% beat Murray International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tatton Asset Management	36.32%	31.98%	16.63%
Murray International	90.03%	10.98%	6.89%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TAM or MYI?

64.8% of Tatton Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.9% of Murray International shares are held by institutional investors. 28.7% of Tatton Asset Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Murray International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor TAM or MYI?

In the previous week, Tatton Asset Management and Tatton Asset Management both had 1 articles in the media. Tatton Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Murray International's score of 0.29 indicating that Tatton Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tatton Asset Management	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Murray International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, TAM or MYI?

Murray International has higher revenue and earnings than Tatton Asset Management. Murray International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tatton Asset Management, 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
Tatton Asset Management	£37.17M	11.45	£13.50M	£22.18	31.74
Murray International	£198.15M	8.52	£178.39M	£30.07	9.43

Summary

Tatton Asset Management beats Murray International on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.