CAM vs. RE, AEP, MPE, ACRL, CARR, KYGA, REVB, CBOX, MCB, and GLB
Should you be buying Camellia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Camellia include R.E.A. (RE), Anglo-Eastern Plantations (AEP), M.P. Evans Group (MPE), Accrol Group (ACRL), Carr's Group (CARR), Kerry Group (KYGA), Revolution Beauty Group (REVB), Cake Box (CBOX), McBride (MCB), and Glanbia (GLB). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.
Camellia (LON:CAM) and R.E.A. (LON:RE) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, dividends and profitability.
9.0% of Camellia shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.1% of R.E.A. shares are held by institutional investors. 69.0% of Camellia shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of R.E.A. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Camellia received 47 more outperform votes than R.E.A. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.02% of users gave Camellia an outperform vote while only 64.81% of users gave R.E.A. an outperform vote.
Camellia has higher revenue and earnings than R.E.A.. R.E.A. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Camellia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Camellia has a net margin of 3.39% compared to R.E.A.'s net margin of 3.04%. R.E.A.'s return on equity of 2.47% beat Camellia's return on equity.
In the previous week, Camellia had 8 more articles in the media than R.E.A.. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Camellia and 9 mentions for R.E.A.. Camellia's average media sentiment score of 0.13 beat R.E.A.'s score of -0.02 indicating that Camellia is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Camellia has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, R.E.A. has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Camellia pays an annual dividend of GBX 146 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. R.E.A. pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Camellia pays out 13,773.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. R.E.A. pays out -10,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. R.E.A. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Camellia beats R.E.A. on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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