Titon (TON) Competitors

Titon (LON:TON) and Northern Bear (LON:NTBR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, TON or NTBR?

Titon has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Bear has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TON or NTBR more profitable?

Northern Bear has a net margin of 2.36% compared to Titon's net margin of -5.06%. Northern Bear's return on equity of 7.46% beat Titon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Titon	-5.06%	-7.84%	-2.67%
Northern Bear	2.36%	7.46%	3.83%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TON or NTBR?

12.2% of Titon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of Northern Bear shares are held by institutional investors. 20.5% of Titon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 98.8% of Northern Bear shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TON or NTBR?

Northern Bear has higher revenue and earnings than Titon. Titon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northern Bear, 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
Titon	£15.30M	0.65	-£980.29K	-£0.29	-302.56
Northern Bear	£78.11M	0.19	£1.30M	£0.17	658.68

Does the media refer more to TON or NTBR?

In the previous week, Northern Bear had 1 more articles in the media than Titon. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Northern Bear and 0 mentions for Titon. Titon's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Northern Bear'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Titon	Neutral
Northern Bear	Neutral

Summary

Northern Bear beats Titon on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.