Ceps (CEPS) Competitors

Ceps (LON:CEPS) and Aukett Swanke Group (LON:AUK) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Does the media refer more to CEPS or AUK?

In the previous week, Ceps' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Aukett Swanke Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ceps	Neutral
Aukett Swanke Group	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, CEPS or AUK?

Ceps has a beta of -0.14, indicating that its share price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aukett Swanke Group has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CEPS or AUK?

Aukett Swanke Group received 7 more outperform votes than Ceps when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.50% of users gave Ceps an outperform vote while only 48.41% of users gave Aukett Swanke Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ceps	Outperform Votes 54 67.50%	Underperform Votes 26 32.50%
Aukett Swanke Group	Outperform Votes 61 48.41%	Underperform Votes 65 51.59%

Is CEPS or AUK more profitable?

Ceps has a net margin of 1.87% compared to Aukett Swanke Group's net margin of 0.65%. Ceps' return on equity of 24.22% beat Aukett Swanke Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ceps	1.87%	24.22%	6.80%
Aukett Swanke Group	0.65%	4.35%	-0.36%

Which has better earnings and valuation, CEPS or AUK?

Ceps has higher revenue and earnings than Aukett Swanke Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ceps	£29.68M	0.13	N/A	£0.03	633.33
Aukett Swanke Group	£14.10M	0.39	-£2.14M	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CEPS or AUK?

16.2% of Aukett Swanke Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 66.2% of Ceps shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 73.6% of Aukett Swanke Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend CEPS or AUK?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ceps	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Aukett Swanke Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Ceps beats Aukett Swanke Group on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.