Avon Protection (AVON) Competitors

Chemring Group (LON:CHG) and Avon Protection (LON:AVON) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Do analysts prefer CHG or AVON?

Chemring Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 570, suggesting a potential upside of 0.31%. Given Chemring Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Chemring Group is more favorable than Avon Protection.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chemring Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Avon Protection	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer CHG or AVON?

In the previous week, Avon Protection had 2 more articles in the media than Chemring Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Avon Protection and 5 mentions for Chemring Group. Chemring Group's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Avon Protection's score of 1.00 indicating that Chemring Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chemring Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Avon Protection	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CHG or AVON?

68.8% of Chemring Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of Avon Protection shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Chemring Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Avon Protection shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, CHG or AVON?

Chemring Group has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avon Protection has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CHG or AVON?

Chemring Group has higher revenue and earnings than Avon Protection. Chemring Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avon Protection, 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
Chemring Group	£521.30M	2.94	£2.18M	£0.16	3,596.46
Avon Protection	£296.60M	2.13	-£13.57M	£0.21	10,118.48

Is CHG or AVON more profitable?

Chemring Group has a net margin of 0.64% compared to Avon Protection's net margin of -5.28%. Chemring Group's return on equity of 0.88% beat Avon Protection's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chemring Group	0.64%	0.88%	7.03%
Avon Protection	-5.28%	-7.04%	2.25%

Is CHG or AVON a better dividend stock?

Chemring Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Avon Protection pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Chemring Group pays out 49.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avon Protection pays out 111.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Chemring Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Chemring Group beats Avon Protection on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.