Caffyns (CFYN) Competitors

Inchcape (LON:INCH) and Caffyns (LON:CFYN) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Do analysts rate INCH or CFYN?

Inchcape presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,007, suggesting a potential upside of 46.15%. Given Inchcape's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Inchcape is more favorable than Caffyns.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inchcape	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Caffyns	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, INCH or CFYN?

Inchcape has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caffyns has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is INCH or CFYN more profitable?

Inchcape has a net margin of 2.45% compared to Caffyns' net margin of -0.46%. Inchcape's return on equity of 17.60% beat Caffyns' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inchcape	2.45%	17.60%	6.35%
Caffyns	-0.46%	-4.05%	0.93%

Does the media refer more to INCH or CFYN?

In the previous week, Inchcape had 6 more articles in the media than Caffyns. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Inchcape and 0 mentions for Caffyns. Inchcape's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Caffyns' score of 0.00 indicating that Inchcape is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Inchcape	Positive
Caffyns	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, INCH or CFYN?

Inchcape has higher revenue and earnings than Caffyns. Inchcape is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caffyns, 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
Inchcape	£8.86B	0.29	£245.92M	£1.05	656.19
Caffyns	£275.46M	0.05	-£1.20M	£0.06	7,812.50

Do insiders & institutionals believe in INCH or CFYN?

64.5% of Inchcape shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.8% of Caffyns shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Inchcape shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Caffyns shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is INCH or CFYN a better dividend stock?

Inchcape pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Caffyns pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Inchcape pays out 27.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caffyns pays out 156.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Inchcape is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Inchcape beats Caffyns on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.