Carclo (CAR) Competitors

Carclo (LON:CAR) and Prime People (LON:PRP) are both small-cap personal services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CAR or PRP?

Prime People has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Carclo. Carclo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Prime People, 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
Carclo	£132.66M	0.26	-£3.30M	-£4.49	-10.55
Prime People	£19.72M	0.00	N/A	£6.10	N/A

Does the media refer more to CAR or PRP?

In the previous week, Carclo's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Prime People's score of -0.75 indicating that Carclo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Carclo	Neutral
Prime People	Negative

Is CAR or PRP more profitable?

Prime People has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Carclo's net margin of -2.49%. Prime People's return on equity of 0.00% beat Carclo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carclo	-2.49%	-61.91%	2.73%
Prime People	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CAR or PRP?

37.0% of Carclo shares are held by institutional investors. 38.0% of Carclo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Carclo beats Prime People on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.