Anpario (ANP) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, CLX or ANP?

Calnex Solutions has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anpario has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CLX or ANP?

Calnex Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Anpario.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Calnex Solutions	£16.27M	2.64	£3.10M	N/A	N/A
Anpario	£32.72M	1.69	£3.02M	£0.18	1,818.67

Does the media refer more to CLX or ANP?

In the previous week, Calnex Solutions had 1 more articles in the media than Anpario. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Calnex Solutions and 1 mentions for Anpario. Anpario's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Calnex Solutions' score of 0.36 indicating that Anpario is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Calnex Solutions	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Anpario	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate CLX or ANP?

Calnex Solutions currently has a consensus price target of GBX 115, suggesting a potential upside of 134.69%. Anpario has a consensus price target of GBX 370, suggesting a potential upside of 13.03%. Given Calnex Solutions' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Calnex Solutions is more favorable than Anpario.

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

Is CLX or ANP a better dividend stock?

Calnex Solutions pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Anpario pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Anpario pays out 6,111.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CLX or ANP?

48.5% of Calnex Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of Anpario shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.2% of Calnex Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.6% of Anpario shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CLX or ANP 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 7.69% beat Calnex Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calnex Solutions	0.25%	0.15%	-1.02%
Anpario	9.23%	7.69%	5.51%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CLX or ANP?

Anpario received 150 more outperform votes than Calnex Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Calnex Solutions an outperform vote while only 64.71% of users gave Anpario an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Calnex Solutions	Outperform Votes 4 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Anpario	Outperform Votes 154 64.71%	Underperform Votes 84 35.29%

Summary

Anpario beats Calnex Solutions on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.