Capital (CAPD) Competitors

Griffin Mining (LON:GFM) and Capital (LON:CAPD) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has better earnings and valuation, GFM or CAPD?

Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Griffin Mining. Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Griffin Mining, 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
Griffin Mining	£196.43M	2.17	£25.84M	£8.95	20.63
Capital	£416.20M	0.55	£36.18M	£11.89	7.87

Does the media favor GFM or CAPD?

In the previous week, Capital had 7 more articles in the media than Griffin Mining. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Capital and 0 mentions for Griffin Mining. Griffin Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Capital's score of -0.17 indicating that Griffin Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Griffin Mining	Neutral
Capital	Neutral

Is GFM or CAPD more profitable?

Griffin Mining has a net margin of 13.15% compared to Capital's net margin of 8.69%. Capital's return on equity of 10.91% beat Griffin Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Griffin Mining	13.15%	7.86%	6.85%
Capital	8.69%	10.91%	7.53%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GFM or CAPD?

3.0% of Griffin Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 43.8% of Griffin Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.9% of Capital 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, GFM or CAPD?

Griffin Mining has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capital has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GFM or CAPD?

Griffin Mining currently has a consensus target price of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 8.28%. Capital has a consensus target price of GBX 60, suggesting a potential downside of 35.90%. Given Griffin Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Griffin Mining is more favorable than Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Griffin Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Griffin Mining beats Capital on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.