CAB Payments (CABP) Competitors

CAB Payments (LON:CABP) and HSBC (LON:HSBA) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer CABP or HSBA?

In the previous week, HSBC had 4 more articles in the media than CAB Payments. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for HSBC and 3 mentions for CAB Payments. CAB Payments' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat HSBC's score of 0.40 indicating that CAB Payments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CAB Payments	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HSBC	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CABP or HSBA?

29.3% of CAB Payments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of HSBC shares are owned by institutional investors. 64.3% of CAB Payments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of HSBC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CABP or HSBA more profitable?

HSBC has a net margin of 34.63% compared to CAB Payments' net margin of 12.21%. CAB Payments' return on equity of 14.16% beat HSBC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CAB Payments	12.21%	14.16%	0.14%
HSBC	34.63%	12.54%	0.80%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CABP or HSBA?

HSBC has higher revenue and earnings than CAB Payments. CAB Payments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HSBC, 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
CAB Payments	£158.86M	0.88	£19.39M	£7.64	7.23
HSBC	£83.82B	2.58	£29.03B	£103.98	9.30

Do analysts rate CABP or HSBA?

CAB Payments presently has a consensus price target of GBX 99, indicating a potential upside of 79.35%. HSBC has a consensus price target of GBX 969.17, indicating a potential upside of 0.19%. Given CAB Payments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CAB Payments is more favorable than HSBC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CAB Payments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
HSBC	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

HSBC beats CAB Payments on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.