Anpario (ANP) Competitors

Anpario (LON:ANP) and Calnex Solutions (LON:CLX) are both small-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate ANP or CLX?

Anpario presently has a consensus target price of GBX 435, suggesting a potential upside of 13.74%. Calnex Solutions has a consensus target price of GBX 115, suggesting a potential upside of 139.48%. Given Calnex Solutions' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Calnex Solutions is more favorable than Anpario.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Anpario	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Calnex Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor ANP or CLX?

In the previous week, Anpario had 1 more articles in the media than Calnex Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Anpario and 1 mentions for Calnex Solutions. Calnex Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Anpario's score of 0.34 indicating that Calnex Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Anpario	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Calnex Solutions	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ANP or CLX?

Anpario has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calnex Solutions has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ANP or CLX more profitable?

Anpario has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Calnex Solutions' net margin of 0.25%. Anpario's return on equity of 8.74% beat Calnex Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Anpario	9.23%	8.74%	5.51%
Calnex Solutions	0.25%	0.15%	-1.02%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ANP or CLX?

44.1% of Anpario shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.4% of Calnex Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of Anpario shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Calnex Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ANP or CLX a better dividend stock?

Anpario pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Calnex Solutions pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Anpario pays out 60.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Calnex Solutions pays out 2,212.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Anpario is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ANP or CLX?

Anpario has higher revenue and earnings than Calnex Solutions. Anpario is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calnex Solutions, 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
Anpario	£33.50M	1.95	£3.09M	£18.11	21.12
Calnex Solutions	£16.52M	2.58	£40.61K	£0.05	1,062.40

Summary

Anpario beats Calnex Solutions on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.