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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, TON or NTBR?

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

Does the media prefer TON or NTBR?

In the previous week, Titon's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Northern Bear'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Titon	Neutral
Northern Bear	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TON or NTBR?

28.3% of Titon shares are held by institutional investors. 63.7% of Titon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.7% of Northern Bear shares are held 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.

Is TON or NTBR a better dividend stock?

Titon pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Northern Bear pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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 preferable valuation & earnings, 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	0.50	-£980.29K	-£8.71	-9.81
Northern Bear	£55.17M	0.25	£1.30M	£9.49	10.59

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 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.