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Centaur Media (CAU) Competitors

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GBX 42.40 +0.40 (+0.95%)
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CAU vs. SAA, SFOR, PEBB, TMMG, SYS1, TMG, EBQ, NAH, GVMH, and DNM

Should you be buying Centaur Media stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Centaur Media include M&C Saatchi (SAA), S4 Capital (SFOR), The Pebble Group (PEBB), The Mission Marketing Group (TMMG), System1 Group (SYS1), The Mission Group (TMG), Ebiquity (EBQ), NAHL Group (NAH), Grand Vision Media (GVMH), and Dianomi (DNM). These companies are all part of the "advertising agencies" industry.

Centaur Media vs. Its Competitors

M&C Saatchi (LON:SAA) and Centaur Media (LON:CAU) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

M&C Saatchi currently has a consensus price target of GBX 201.67, indicating a potential upside of 52.20%. Given M&C Saatchi's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe M&C Saatchi is more favorable than Centaur Media.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
M&C Saatchi
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Centaur Media
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, M&C Saatchi had 1 more articles in the media than Centaur Media. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for M&C Saatchi and 2 mentions for Centaur Media. Centaur Media's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat M&C Saatchi's score of -0.12 indicating that Centaur Media is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
M&C Saatchi
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Centaur Media
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Centaur Media has a net margin of 11.76% compared to M&C Saatchi's net margin of 2.43%. M&C Saatchi's return on equity of 34.45% beat Centaur Media's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
M&C Saatchi2.43% 34.45% 10.04%
Centaur Media 11.76%9.09%6.26%

M&C Saatchi pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Centaur Media pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. M&C Saatchi pays out 0.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Centaur Media pays out -0.2% 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. Centaur Media is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

18.2% of M&C Saatchi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of Centaur Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.2% of M&C Saatchi shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Centaur Media shares are owned 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.

M&C Saatchi has higher revenue and earnings than Centaur Media. Centaur Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&C Saatchi, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
M&C Saatchi£369.29M0.43£11.09M£8.0316.50
Centaur Media£34.32M1.82£4.07M-£7.40-5.73

M&C Saatchi has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centaur Media has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

M&C Saatchi beats Centaur Media on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CAU vs. The Competition

MetricCentaur MediaAdvertising Agencies IndustryCommunication SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£62.48M£338.99M£3.52B£2.57B
Dividend Yield4.29%5.47%6.71%5.38%
P/E Ratio-5.7316.6410.75493.23
Price / Sales1.8244.43140.3198,997.00
Price / Cash3.889.7616.2327.90
Price / Book1.392.305.068.13
Net Income£4.07M£21.96M£77.77M£5.89B
7 Day Performance0.95%0.21%-0.43%-0.37%
1 Month Performance6.27%-3.42%-2.56%0.76%
1 Year Performance83.87%18.89%30.40%126.54%

Centaur Media Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CAU
Centaur Media
N/AGBX 42.40
+1.0%
N/A+76.4%£62.48M£34.32M-5.73245High Trading Volume
SAA
M&C Saatchi
2.8249 of 5 stars
GBX 136
-1.4%
GBX 201.67
+48.3%
-31.9%£164.85M£369.29M1,693.652,706
SFOR
S4 Capital
2.7873 of 5 stars
GBX 21.95
+1.2%
GBX 32
+45.8%
-44.9%£142.62M£786.10M-46.707,700
PEBB
The Pebble Group
N/AGBX 50
flat
GBX 97.50
+95.0%
-8.1%£74.31M£123.11M1,351.35568
TMMG
The Mission Marketing Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£65.08M£159.92M7.411,092High Trading Volume
SYS1
System1 Group
N/AGBX 242
+0.8%
GBX 695
+187.2%
-64.5%£30.71M£37.43M687.50143Positive News
TMG
The Mission Group
N/AGBX 22.01
-6.3%
GBX 55
+149.9%
+23.6%£21.29M£161.08M-7.861,100Gap Down
EBQ
Ebiquity
N/AGBX 14.78
-2.8%
N/A-30.0%£20.54M£76.81M-164.40652
NAH
NAHL Group
N/AGBX 41.83
+3.3%
N/A-34.4%£20.17M£38.62M-51.70140Gap Down
GVMH
Grand Vision Media
N/AN/AN/AN/A£5.63M£54.27M-1.4216
DNM
Dianomi
N/AGBX 18.75
+1.4%
N/A-61.7%£5.63M£27.07M-1,856.4442

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This page (LON:CAU) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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