SRAD vs. ECEL, NXR, EPWN, ALU, COD, MSI, BEG, GPH, JAR, and AFC
Should you be buying Stelrad Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stelrad Group include Eurocell (ECEL), Norcros (NXR), Epwin Group (EPWN), The Alumasc Group (ALU), Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (COD), MS INTERNATIONAL (MSI), Begbies Traynor Group (BEG), Global Ports (GPH), Jardine Matheson (JAR), and AFC Energy (AFC). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Eurocell (LON:ECEL) and Stelrad Group (LON:SRAD) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and valuation.
96.9% of Eurocell shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.7% of Stelrad Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Eurocell shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 65.3% of Stelrad Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Eurocell received 300 more outperform votes than Stelrad Group when rated by MarketBeat users.
In the previous week, Eurocell had 1 more articles in the media than Stelrad Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Eurocell and 0 mentions for Stelrad Group. Stelrad Group's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Eurocell's score of 0.00 indicating that Eurocell is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Eurocell pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Stelrad Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Eurocell 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 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.
Eurocell has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stelrad Group has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Eurocell currently has a consensus price target of GBX 180, indicating a potential upside of 36.36%. Given Stelrad Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Eurocell is more favorable than Stelrad Group.
Stelrad Group has a net margin of 5.01% compared to Stelrad Group's net margin of 2.63%. Eurocell's return on equity of 28.93% beat Stelrad Group's return on equity.
Stelrad Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Eurocell. Stelrad Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eurocell, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Eurocell beats Stelrad Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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