Tavistock Investments (TAVI) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TAVI or CAV?

0.1% of Tavistock Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.4% of Cavendish Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 63.5% of Tavistock Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 59.2% of Cavendish Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.0%. Tavistock Investments pays out -0.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cavendish Financial pays out -175.9% 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. Cavendish Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to TAVI or CAV?

In the previous week, Tavistock Investments had 2 more articles in the media than Cavendish Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Tavistock Investments and 0 mentions for Cavendish Financial. Tavistock Investments' average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Cavendish Financial's score of -1.32 indicating that Tavistock Investments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tavistock Investments	Very Positive
Cavendish Financial	Negative

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%

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	£33.60M	0.60	-£1.08M	-£0.21	-20.21
Cavendish Financial	£48.69M	0.89	-£3.62M	-£1.14	-11.70

Which has more volatility & risk, TAVI or CAV?

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

Summary

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