Tharisa (THS) Competitors

Tharisa (LON:THS) and Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LON:BGS) are both small-cap food products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and media sentiment.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of THS or BGS?

9.0% of Tharisa shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.5% of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Tharisa shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, THS or BGS?

Tharisa has higher revenue and earnings than Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tharisa, 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
Tharisa	£633.11M	0.43	£96.84M	£0.17	547.62
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	-£29.01M	-11.64	-£55.32M	-£0.10	-1,278.37

Does the media refer more to THS or BGS?

In the previous week, Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon had 1 more articles in the media than Tharisa. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon and 1 mentions for Tharisa. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Tharisa's score of 0.00 indicating that Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tharisa	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, THS or BGS?

Tharisa has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend THS or BGS?

Tharisa presently has a consensus price target of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 117.39%. Given Tharisa's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Tharisa is more favorable than Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tharisa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is THS or BGS a better dividend stock?

Tharisa pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Tharisa pays out 26.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon pays out -7.8% 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 THS or BGS more profitable?

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon has a net margin of 101.98% compared to Tharisa's net margin of 11.49%. Tharisa's return on equity of 12.09% beat Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tharisa	11.49%	12.09%	5.09%
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	101.98%	-13.81%	-7.19%

Summary

Tharisa beats Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.