Geiger Counter (GCL) Competitors

Geiger Counter (LON:GCL) and Montanaro European Smaller (LON:MTE) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Which has more risk & volatility, GCL or MTE?

Geiger Counter has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Montanaro European Smaller has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GCL or MTE?

Montanaro European Smaller has higher revenue and earnings than Geiger Counter. Geiger Counter is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Montanaro European Smaller, 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
Geiger Counter	£25.09M	2.70	£23.06M	£0.17	309.41
Montanaro European Smaller	£32.81M	8.23	£29.02M	£0.18	791.67

Does the media prefer GCL or MTE?

In the previous week, Geiger Counter's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Montanaro European Smaller'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Geiger Counter	Neutral
Montanaro European Smaller	Neutral

Do analysts rate GCL or MTE?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Geiger Counter	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Montanaro European Smaller	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GCL or MTE?

26.1% of Geiger Counter shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Geiger Counter shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GCL or MTE?

Montanaro European Smaller received 21 more outperform votes than Geiger Counter when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.30% of users gave Montanaro European Smaller an outperform vote while only 58.82% of users gave Geiger Counter an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Geiger Counter	Outperform Votes 30 58.82%	Underperform Votes 21 41.18%
Montanaro European Smaller	Outperform Votes 51 59.30%	Underperform Votes 35 40.70%

Is GCL or MTE more profitable?

Geiger Counter has a net margin of 91.92% compared to Montanaro European Smaller's net margin of 88.47%. Geiger Counter's return on equity of 30.41% beat Montanaro European Smaller's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Geiger Counter	91.92%	30.41%	17.05%
Montanaro European Smaller	88.47%	11.67%	7.15%

Summary

Montanaro European Smaller beats Geiger Counter on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.