Titon (TON) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to TON or NTBR?

In the previous week, Titon had 3 more articles in the media than Northern Bear. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Titon and 0 mentions for Northern Bear. Northern Bear's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Titon's score of -0.57 indicating that Northern Bear is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Titon	Negative
Northern Bear	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TON or NTBR?

Titon received 54 more outperform votes than Northern Bear when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.89% of users gave Northern Bear an outperform vote while only 59.90% of users gave Titon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Titon	Outperform Votes 115 59.90%	Underperform Votes 77 40.10%
Northern Bear	Outperform Votes 61 64.89%	Underperform Votes 33 35.11%

Is TON or NTBR a better dividend stock?

Titon pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Northern Bear pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Titon pays out -11.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northern Bear pays out 42.2% 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.

Which has better earnings & 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	£19.37M	0.44	-£980.29K	-£8.71	-8.78
Northern Bear	£55.17M	0.16	£1.30M	£9.49	6.81

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TON or NTBR?

28.3% of Titon shares are owned by institutional investors. 63.7% of Titon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.7% of Northern Bear shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & 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%

Summary

Northern Bear beats Titon on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.