Avon Protection (AVON) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer CHG or AVON?

Chemring Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 570, indicating a potential downside of 1.04%. Given Chemring Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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

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%

Does the media favor CHG or AVON?

In the previous week, Chemring Group had 1 more articles in the media than Avon Protection. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Chemring Group and 0 mentions for Avon Protection. Chemring Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Avon Protection'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Chemring Group	Neutral
Avon Protection	Neutral

Which has better earnings and 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	2.97	£2.18M	£15.80	36.46
Avon Protection	£296.60M	1.91	-£13.57M	£21.10	90.71

Is CHG or AVON a better dividend stock?

Chemring Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Avon Protection pays an annual dividend of GBX 23.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. 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.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and 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.

Summary

Chemring Group beats Avon Protection on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.