Tavistock Investments (TAVI) Competitors

Tavistock Investments (LON:TAVI) and Cavendish Financial (LON:CAV) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TAVI or CAV?

Tavistock Investments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cavendish Financial. Tavistock Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cavendish Financial, 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
Tavistock Investments	£38.55M	0.62	-£1.08M	-£0.00	-1,203.33
Cavendish Financial	£55.65M	0.78	-£3.62M	£0.00	6,190.48

Does the media refer more to TAVI or CAV?

In the previous week, Tavistock Investments had 1 more articles in the media than Cavendish Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Tavistock Investments and 2 mentions for Cavendish Financial. Tavistock Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Cavendish Financial's score of 0.11 indicating that Tavistock Investments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tavistock Investments	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cavendish Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is TAVI or CAV more profitable?

Tavistock Investments has a net margin of -3.23% compared to Cavendish Financial's net margin of -7.44%. Tavistock Investments' return on equity of -3.14% beat Cavendish Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tavistock Investments	-3.23%	-3.14%	-0.44%
Cavendish Financial	-7.44%	-8.98%	-5.44%

Is TAVI or CAV a better dividend stock?

Tavistock Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 0 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Cavendish Financial pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Tavistock Investments pays out -15.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cavendish Financial pays out 261.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk and volatility, TAVI or CAV?

Tavistock Investments has a beta of 0.02, suggesting that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cavendish Financial has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TAVI or CAV?

1.3% of Tavistock Investments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.9% of Cavendish Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 91.2% of Tavistock Investments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.5% of Cavendish Financial shares are held 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

Tavistock Investments beats Cavendish Financial on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.