Cloudbreak Discovery (CDL) Competitors

Cloudbreak Discovery (LON:CDL) and First Class Metals (LON:FCM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer CDL or FCM?

In the previous week, Cloudbreak Discovery had 1 more articles in the media than First Class Metals. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Cloudbreak Discovery and 0 mentions for First Class Metals. Cloudbreak Discovery's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat First Class Metals' score of 0.00 indicating that Cloudbreak Discovery is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cloudbreak Discovery	Positive
First Class Metals	Neutral

Is CDL or FCM more profitable?

First Class Metals' return on equity of 0.00% beat Cloudbreak Discovery's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cloudbreak Discovery	N/A	-67.58%	-31.77%
First Class Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CDL or FCM?

Cloudbreak Discovery and First Class Metals both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cloudbreak Discovery	N/A	N/A
First Class Metals	N/A	N/A

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CDL or FCM?

First Class Metals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cloudbreak Discovery. First Class Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cloudbreak Discovery, 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
Cloudbreak Discovery	£559.52K	4.34	-£1.57M	-£0.01	-40.00
First Class Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A	-£0.02	-126.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CDL or FCM?

0.3% of Cloudbreak Discovery shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.6% of First Class Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 24.5% of Cloudbreak Discovery shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 68.9% of First Class Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend CDL or FCM?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cloudbreak Discovery	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
First Class Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Cloudbreak Discovery beats First Class Metals on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.