Tetragon Financial (TFG) Competitors

Tetragon Financial (LON:TFG) and Hummingbird Resources (LON:HUM) are both small-cap insurance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Does the media favor TFG or HUM?

In the previous week, Hummingbird Resources had 4 more articles in the media than Tetragon Financial. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Hummingbird Resources and 0 mentions for Tetragon Financial. Tetragon Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Hummingbird Resources' score of -0.15 indicating that Tetragon Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tetragon Financial	Neutral
Hummingbird Resources	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, TFG or HUM?

Tetragon Financial has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hummingbird Resources has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer TFG or HUM?

Hummingbird Resources has a consensus price target of GBX 17, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Hummingbird Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hummingbird Resources is more favorable than Tetragon Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tetragon Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Hummingbird Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is TFG or HUM more profitable?

Tetragon Financial has a net margin of 57.23% compared to Hummingbird Resources' net margin of -35.77%. Tetragon Financial's return on equity of 4.68% beat Hummingbird Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tetragon Financial	57.23%	4.68%	3.14%
Hummingbird Resources	-35.77%	-43.19%	-3.03%

Which has better valuation and earnings, TFG or HUM?

Tetragon Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Hummingbird Resources. Hummingbird Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tetragon 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
Tetragon Financial	£724.60M	0.02	£12.66B	£7.94	2.39
Hummingbird Resources	£349.27M	0.00	-£124.94M	-£4.77	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TFG or HUM?

1.9% of Tetragon Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.4% of Hummingbird Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.8% of Tetragon Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.2% of Hummingbird Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Tetragon Financial beats Hummingbird Resources on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.