Water Intelligence (WATR) Competitors

De La Rue (LON:DLAR) and Water Intelligence (LON:WATR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media favor DLAR or WATR?

In the previous week, Water Intelligence had 1 more articles in the media than De La Rue. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Water Intelligence and 0 mentions for De La Rue. Water Intelligence's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat De La Rue's score of 0.00 indicating that Water Intelligence is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
De La Rue	Neutral
Water Intelligence	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DLAR or WATR?

66.8% of De La Rue shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.9% of Water Intelligence shares are held by institutional investors. 15.8% of De La Rue shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.7% of Water Intelligence shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DLAR or WATR?

De La Rue received 21 more outperform votes than Water Intelligence when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.83% of users gave Water Intelligence an outperform vote while only 64.98% of users gave De La Rue an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
De La Rue	Outperform Votes 180 64.98%	Underperform Votes 97 35.02%
Water Intelligence	Outperform Votes 159 68.83%	Underperform Votes 72 31.17%

Which has better earnings & valuation, DLAR or WATR?

Water Intelligence has lower revenue, but higher earnings than De La Rue. De La Rue is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Water Intelligence, 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
De La Rue	£310.30M	0.71	-£20M	-£0.10	-1,120.00
Water Intelligence	£78.83M	0.88	£4.85M	£0.21	1,892.86

Which has more risk and volatility, DLAR or WATR?

De La Rue has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Water Intelligence has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DLAR or WATR more profitable?

Water Intelligence has a net margin of 6.15% compared to De La Rue's net margin of -6.45%. Water Intelligence's return on equity of 8.15% beat De La Rue's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
De La Rue	-6.45%	-151.59%	3.47%
Water Intelligence	6.15%	8.15%	4.88%

Summary

Water Intelligence beats De La Rue on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.