Cavendish Financial (CAV) Competitors

Peel Hunt (LON:PEEL) and Cavendish Financial (LON:CAV) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, PEEL or CAV?

Peel Hunt has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cavendish Financial has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PEEL or CAV?

Peel Hunt has higher revenue and earnings than Cavendish Financial. Peel Hunt is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cavendish Financial, 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
Peel Hunt	£87.00M	1.30	-£1.50M	-£1.29	-75.44
Cavendish Financial	£48.69M	0.82	-£3.62M	-£1.14	-10.82

Is PEEL or CAV more profitable?

Peel Hunt has a net margin of -1.72% compared to Cavendish Financial's net margin of -7.44%. Peel Hunt's return on equity of -1.78% beat Cavendish Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Peel Hunt	-1.72%	-1.78%	-0.50%
Cavendish Financial	-7.44%	-8.98%	-5.44%

Is PEEL or CAV a better dividend stock?

Peel Hunt pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Cavendish Financial pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.3%. Peel Hunt pays out -233.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cavendish Financial pays out -175.9% 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.

Does the media refer more to PEEL or CAV?

In the previous week, Peel Hunt's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Cavendish Financial'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Peel Hunt	Neutral
Cavendish Financial	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PEEL or CAV?

27.1% of Peel Hunt shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.4% of Cavendish Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 25.0% of Peel Hunt shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 59.2% of Cavendish Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Peel Hunt beats Cavendish Financial on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.