The Mission Group (TMG) Competitors

System1 Group (LON:SYS1) and The Mission Group (LON:TMG) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SYS1 or TMG?

System1 Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The Mission Group. The Mission Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than System1 Group, 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
System1 Group	£30.04M	1.69	£2.03M	£16.03	25.01
The Mission Group	£195.95M	0.10	-£12.03M	-£13.41	-1.68

Do analysts rate SYS1 or TMG?

System1 Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 852.50, suggesting a potential upside of 112.59%. The Mission Group has a consensus target price of GBX 62, suggesting a potential upside of 175.56%. Given The Mission Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Mission Group is more favorable than System1 Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
System1 Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
The Mission Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is SYS1 or TMG more profitable?

System1 Group has a net margin of 6.77% compared to The Mission Group's net margin of -6.14%. System1 Group's return on equity of 20.43% beat The Mission Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
System1 Group	6.77%	20.43%	11.37%
The Mission Group	-6.14%	-15.85%	1.65%

Which has more risk and volatility, SYS1 or TMG?

System1 Group has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Mission Group has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SYS1 or TMG?

47.1% of System1 Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.7% of The Mission Group shares are held by institutional investors. 37.5% of System1 Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 37.0% of The Mission Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SYS1 or TMG?

System1 Group received 111 more outperform votes than The Mission Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.22% of users gave System1 Group an outperform vote while only 31.03% of users gave The Mission Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
System1 Group	Outperform Votes 120 65.22%	Underperform Votes 64 34.78%
The Mission Group	Outperform Votes 9 31.03%	Underperform Votes 20 68.97%

Is SYS1 or TMG a better dividend stock?

System1 Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. The Mission Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.3%. System1 Group pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Mission Group pays out -22.4% 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. The Mission Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to SYS1 or TMG?

In the previous week, System1 Group had 1 more articles in the media than The Mission Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for System1 Group and 1 mentions for The Mission Group. System1 Group's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat The Mission Group's score of 0.00 indicating that System1 Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
System1 Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The Mission Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

System1 Group beats The Mission Group on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.