Is CAN or RPI more profitable?

Raspberry Pi has a net margin of 7.51% compared to Canaan's net margin of -0.55%. Raspberry Pi's return on equity of 19.29% beat Canaan's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Canaan -0.55% -1.48% N/A Raspberry Pi 7.51% 19.29% N/A

Does the media refer more to CAN or RPI?

In the previous week, Raspberry Pi had 2 more articles in the media than Canaan. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Raspberry Pi and 1 mentions for Canaan. Raspberry Pi's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Canaan's score of 0.00 indicating that Raspberry Pi is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Canaan 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Raspberry Pi 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Do analysts rate IDEA or CAN?

Canaan has a consensus price target of GBX 350, suggesting a potential upside of 65.72%. Given Canaan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canaan is more favorable than Ideagen. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ideagen 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Canaan 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, IDEA or CAN?

Canaan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ideagen, 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 Ideagen £75.28M 0.00 N/A £0.02 N/A Canaan £8.16B 0.25 N/A -£9.00 N/A

Is IDEA or CAN more profitable?

Ideagen has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Canaan's net margin of -0.55%. Ideagen's return on equity of 0.00% beat Canaan's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ideagen N/A N/A N/A Canaan -0.55% -1.48% N/A

Does the media refer more to CNC or CAN?

In the previous week, Concurrent Technologies and Concurrent Technologies both had 1 articles in the media. Concurrent Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Canaan'saverage media sentiment score. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Concurrent Technologies 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Canaan 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 recommend PTV or CAN?

Canaan has a consensus target price of GBX 350, suggesting a potential upside of 65.72%. Given Canaan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canaan is more favorable than PeerTV. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PeerTV 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Canaan 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PTV or CAN?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio PeerTV N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Canaan £8.16B 0.25 N/A -£9.00 N/A

Is PTV or CAN more profitable?

PeerTV has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Canaan's net margin of -0.55%. PeerTV's return on equity of 0.00% beat Canaan's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PeerTV N/A N/A N/A Canaan -0.55% -1.48% N/A

Do analysts prefer CAN or PRW?

Canaan currently has a consensus price target of GBX 350, suggesting a potential upside of 65.72%. Given Canaan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Canaan is more favorable than Promethean World. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Canaan 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Promethean World 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CAN or PRW?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Canaan £8.16B 0.25 N/A -£9.00 N/A Promethean World N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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CAN vs. RPI, IDEA, CNC, PTV, and PRW

Should you buy Canaan stock or one of its competitors? Canaan's main competitors and comparable companies include Raspberry Pi (RPI), Ideagen (IDEA), Concurrent Technologies (CNC), PeerTV (PTV), and Promethean World (PRW). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "technology hardware, storage & peripherals" industry.

How does Canaan compare to Raspberry Pi?

Canaan (LON:CAN) and Raspberry Pi (LON:RPI) are both technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Raspberry Pi has a net margin of 7.51% compared to Canaan's net margin of -0.55%. Raspberry Pi's return on equity of 19.29% beat Canaan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canaan	-0.55%	-1.48%	N/A
Raspberry Pi	7.51%	19.29%	N/A

Raspberry Pi has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Canaan. Canaan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Raspberry Pi, 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
Canaan	£8.16B	0.25	N/A	-£9.00	N/A
Raspberry Pi	£444.60M	3.12	£5.93M	£11.00	65.14

Canaan has a beta of 2.1, suggesting that its share price is 110% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Raspberry Pi has a beta of 0.451, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Canaan currently has a consensus target price of GBX 350, suggesting a potential upside of 65.72%. Raspberry Pi has a consensus target price of GBX 760, suggesting a potential upside of 6.07%. Given Canaan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Canaan is more favorable than Raspberry Pi.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canaan	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Raspberry Pi	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

In the previous week, Raspberry Pi had 2 more articles in the media than Canaan. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Raspberry Pi and 1 mentions for Canaan. Raspberry Pi's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Canaan's score of 0.00 indicating that Raspberry Pi is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canaan	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Raspberry Pi	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

22.5% of Canaan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.1% of Raspberry Pi shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Canaan shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Raspberry Pi shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Raspberry Pi beats Canaan on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Canaan compare to Ideagen?

Ideagen (LON:IDEA) and Canaan (LON:CAN) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Canaan has a consensus price target of GBX 350, suggesting a potential upside of 65.72%. Given Canaan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canaan is more favorable than Ideagen.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ideagen	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Canaan	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Ideagen has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Canaan's net margin of -0.55%. Ideagen's return on equity of 0.00% beat Canaan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ideagen	N/A	N/A	N/A
Canaan	-0.55%	-1.48%	N/A

Canaan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ideagen, 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
Ideagen	£75.28M	0.00	N/A	£0.02	N/A
Canaan	£8.16B	0.25	N/A	-£9.00	N/A

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ideagen	Neutral
Canaan	Neutral

22.5% of Canaan shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Canaan shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ideagen pays an annual dividend of GBX 0 per share. Canaan pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Ideagen pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canaan pays out -24.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Canaan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Canaan beats Ideagen on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Canaan compare to Concurrent Technologies?

Concurrent Technologies (LON:CNC) and Canaan (LON:CAN) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Concurrent Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Canaan pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Concurrent Technologies pays out 19.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canaan pays out -24.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Canaan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Concurrent Technologies has a net margin of 10.85% compared to Canaan's net margin of -0.55%. Concurrent Technologies' return on equity of 11.21% beat Canaan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Concurrent Technologies	10.85%	11.21%	8.31%
Canaan	-0.55%	-1.48%	N/A

Concurrent Technologies currently has a consensus target price of GBX 285, suggesting a potential upside of 9.67%. Canaan has a consensus target price of GBX 350, suggesting a potential upside of 65.72%. Given Canaan's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canaan is more favorable than Concurrent Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Concurrent Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Canaan	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Concurrent Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Canaan. Canaan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Concurrent Technologies, 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
Concurrent Technologies	£47.97M	4.92	£5.09M	£5.58	46.57
Canaan	£8.16B	0.25	N/A	-£9.00	N/A

In the previous week, Concurrent Technologies and Concurrent Technologies both had 1 articles in the media. Concurrent Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Canaan'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Concurrent Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Canaan	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

15.3% of Concurrent Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of Canaan shares are held by institutional investors. 12.4% of Concurrent Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Canaan shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Concurrent Technologies has a beta of 1.292, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Canaan has a beta of 2.1, meaning that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Concurrent Technologies beats Canaan on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Canaan compare to PeerTV?

PeerTV (LON:PTV) and Canaan (LON:CAN) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

PeerTV has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Canaan's net margin of -0.55%. PeerTV's return on equity of 0.00% beat Canaan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PeerTV	N/A	N/A	N/A
Canaan	-0.55%	-1.48%	N/A

22.5% of Canaan shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Canaan shares are held by 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.

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
PeerTV	Neutral
Canaan	Neutral

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PeerTV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Canaan	£8.16B	0.25	N/A	-£9.00	N/A

Canaan has a consensus target price of GBX 350, suggesting a potential upside of 65.72%. Given Canaan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canaan is more favorable than PeerTV.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PeerTV	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Canaan	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Canaan beats PeerTV on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Canaan compare to Promethean World?

Canaan (LON:CAN) and Promethean World (LON:PRW) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Canaan currently has a consensus price target of GBX 350, suggesting a potential upside of 65.72%. Given Canaan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Canaan is more favorable than Promethean World.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canaan	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Promethean World	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canaan	Neutral
Promethean World	Neutral

22.5% of Canaan shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Canaan 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.

Promethean World has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Canaan's net margin of -0.55%. Promethean World's return on equity of 0.00% beat Canaan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canaan	-0.55%	-1.48%	N/A
Promethean World	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Canaan	£8.16B	0.25	N/A	-£9.00	N/A
Promethean World	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Canaan beats Promethean World on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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CAN vs. The Competition

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Metric	Canaan	Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals Industry	Technology Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£2.08B	£120.64B	£31.95B	£2.46B
Dividend Yield	0.90%	1.64%	2.75%	6.25%
P/E Ratio	-23.47	31.72	81.90	366.34
Price / Sales	0.25	84.39	592.05	89,426.89
Price / Cash	N/A	22.94	48.60	27.89
Price / Book	N/A	8.38	8.16	6.83
Net Income	N/A	£3.49B	£768.11M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-10.13%	-1.74%	114.89%	-0.72%
1 Month Performance	-21.84%	-2.96%	73.49%	-1.01%
1 Year Performance	-11.04%	51.40%	168.05%	22.82%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CAN Canaan	1.1495 of 5 stars	GBX 211.20 +0.2%	GBX 350 +65.7%	-11.0%	£2.08B	£8.16B	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
RPI Raspberry Pi	1.0418 of 5 stars	GBX 686 -0.9%	GBX 760 +10.8%	+67.6%	£1.33B	£444.60M	62.36	N/A	Gap Up High Trading Volume
IDEA Ideagen	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.03B	£75.28M	17,450.00	9
CNC Concurrent Technologies	1.0112 of 5 stars	GBX 260 +2.0%	GBX 285 +9.6%	+11.8%	£236.19M	£47.97M	46.59	74,300	News Coverage
PTV PeerTV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£0.00	N/A	N/A	147,000

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