Interface (TILE) Competitors

Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) and Interface (NASDAQ:TILE) are both small-cap office services & supplies companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.

Is PBI or TILE more profitable?

Interface has a net margin of 7.08% compared to Pitney Bowes' net margin of -5.60%. Interface's return on equity of 18.97% beat Pitney Bowes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pitney Bowes	-5.60%	-38.01%	6.09%
Interface	7.08%	18.97%	8.07%

Which has more volatility and risk, PBI or TILE?

Pitney Bowes has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Interface has a beta of 2.11, indicating that its share price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PBI or TILE?

67.9% of Pitney Bowes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Interface shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Pitney Bowes shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Interface shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to PBI or TILE?

In the previous week, Pitney Bowes had 6 more articles in the media than Interface. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Pitney Bowes and 9 mentions for Interface. Pitney Bowes' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Interface's score of 0.81 indicating that Pitney Bowes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pitney Bowes	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Interface	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate PBI or TILE?

Interface has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.03%. Given Interface's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Interface is more favorable than Pitney Bowes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pitney Bowes	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Interface	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PBI or TILE?

Interface has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pitney Bowes. Pitney Bowes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Interface, 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
Pitney Bowes	$1.97B	0.99	-$203.60M	-$0.60	-18.94
Interface	$1.35B	1.27	$86.95M	$1.62	18.12

Is PBI or TILE a better dividend stock?

Pitney Bowes pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Interface pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Pitney Bowes pays out -53.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Interface pays out 4.9% 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. Pitney Bowes has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Pitney Bowes is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Interface beats Pitney Bowes on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.