Petrofac (PFC) Competitors

Plexus (LON:POS) and Petrofac (LON:PFC) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, POS or PFC?

Plexus has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petrofac has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to POS or PFC?

In the previous week, Petrofac had 2 more articles in the media than Plexus. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Petrofac and 0 mentions for Plexus. Plexus' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Petrofac's score of 0.00 indicating that Petrofac is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Plexus	Neutral
Petrofac	Neutral

Do analysts rate POS or PFC?

Petrofac has a consensus target price of GBX 140, suggesting a potential upside of 1,233.33%. Given Plexus' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Petrofac is more favorable than Plexus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Plexus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Petrofac	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer POS or PFC?

Petrofac received 593 more outperform votes than Plexus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.18% of users gave Plexus an outperform vote while only 71.05% of users gave Petrofac an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Plexus	Outperform Votes 163 71.18%	Underperform Votes 66 28.82%
Petrofac	Outperform Votes 756 71.05%	Underperform Votes 308 28.95%

Is POS or PFC a better dividend stock?

Plexus pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Petrofac pays an annual dividend of GBX 30 per share and has a dividend yield of 285.7%. Petrofac pays out -3,797.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in POS or PFC?

53.2% of Petrofac shares are held by institutional investors. 62.5% of Plexus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of Petrofac shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, POS or PFC?

Plexus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Petrofac.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Plexus	£5.87M	2.75	-£4.01M	N/A	N/A
Petrofac	£2.55B	0.02	-£514M	-£0.79	-13.29

Is POS or PFC more profitable?

Plexus has a net margin of 4.72% compared to Plexus' net margin of -20.15%. Petrofac's return on equity of 1.97% beat Plexus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plexus	4.72%	1.97%	0.01%
Petrofac	-20.15%	-261.06%	-7.39%

Summary

Petrofac beats Plexus on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.