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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

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%

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	1.29	-£1.50M	-£1.29	-74.66
Cavendish Financial	£48.69M	0.90	-£3.62M	-£1.14	-11.85

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PEEL or CAV?

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

Which has more volatility and risk, PEEL or CAV?

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

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

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 14.8%. 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.

Summary

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