Capital (CAPD) Competitors

Kenmare Resources (LON:KMR) and Capital (LON:CAPD) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Do analysts recommend KMR or CAPD?

Kenmare Resources currently has a consensus target price of GBX 580, indicating a potential upside of 48.72%. Capital has a consensus target price of GBX 60, indicating a potential downside of 17.13%. Given Kenmare Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kenmare Resources is more favorable than Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kenmare Resources	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

Does the media refer more to KMR or CAPD?

In the previous week, Capital had 6 more articles in the media than Kenmare Resources. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Capital and 1 mentions for Kenmare Resources. Kenmare Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Capital's score of 0.11 indicating that Kenmare Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kenmare Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KMR or CAPD?

Kenmare Resources received 214 more outperform votes than Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.09% of users gave Capital an outperform vote while only 71.76% of users gave Kenmare Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kenmare Resources	Outperform Votes 437 71.76%	Underperform Votes 172 28.24%
Capital	Outperform Votes 223 74.09%	Underperform Votes 78 25.91%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of KMR or CAPD?

51.0% of Kenmare Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.9% of Kenmare Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.9% of Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is KMR or CAPD more profitable?

Kenmare Resources has a net margin of 22.09% compared to Capital's net margin of 8.69%. Capital's return on equity of 10.91% beat Kenmare Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kenmare Resources	22.09%	7.40%	5.47%
Capital	8.69%	10.91%	7.53%

Which has better earnings and valuation, KMR or CAPD?

Kenmare Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Capital. Kenmare Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capital, 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
Kenmare Resources	£440.17M	0.98	£97.22M	£70.98	5.49
Capital	£416.20M	0.43	£36.18M	£11.89	6.09

Is KMR or CAPD a better dividend stock?

Kenmare Resources pays an annual dividend of GBX 42 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Kenmare Resources pays out 59.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Capital pays out 25.2% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, KMR or CAPD?

Kenmare Resources has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% 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.

Summary

Kenmare Resources beats Capital on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.