Tharisa (THS) Competitors

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

Is BGS or THS 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
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	101.98%	-13.81%	-7.19%
Tharisa	11.49%	12.09%	5.09%

Which has more volatility & risk, BGS or THS?

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BGS or THS?

28.4% of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.9% of Tharisa shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.7% of Tharisa shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend BGS or THS?

Tharisa has a consensus target price of GBX 130, indicating a potential upside of 50.29%. Given Tharisa's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tharisa is more favorable than Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon.

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, BGS or THS?

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
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	-£54.25M	-6.41	-£55.32M	-£19.77	-6.30
Tharisa	£842.77M	0.37	£96.84M	£21.85	3.96

Is BGS or THS a better dividend stock?

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Tharisa pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon pays out -5.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tharisa pays out 9.2% 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.

Does the media refer more to BGS or THS?

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

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

Summary

Tharisa beats Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.