NXR vs. SRAD, ECEL, EPWN, ALU, COD, CGS, BEG, GTLY, SUP, and SOM
Should you be buying Norcros stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Norcros include Stelrad Group (SRAD), Eurocell (ECEL), Epwin Group (EPWN), The Alumasc Group (ALU), Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (COD), Castings (CGS), Begbies Traynor Group (BEG), Gateley (GTLY), Supreme (SUP), and Somero Enterprises (SOM). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Norcros (LON:NXR) and Stelrad Group (LON:SRAD) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and dividends.
Norcros received 268 more outperform votes than Stelrad Group when rated by MarketBeat users.
Norcros pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Stelrad Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Norcros pays out 6,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Stelrad Group pays out 6,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Stelrad Group has a net margin of 5.01% compared to Norcros' net margin of 3.57%. Stelrad Group's return on equity of 28.93% beat Norcros' return on equity.
Norcros has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stelrad Group has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Norcros currently has a consensus target price of GBX 320, indicating a potential upside of 65.37%. Given Norcros' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Norcros is more favorable than Stelrad Group.
In the previous week, Norcros had 3 more articles in the media than Stelrad Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Norcros and 0 mentions for Stelrad Group. Norcros' average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Stelrad Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Norcros is being referred to more favorably in the media.
72.7% of Norcros shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of Stelrad Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Norcros shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.3% of Stelrad Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Stelrad Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Norcros. Stelrad Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Norcros, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Norcros beats Stelrad Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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