Caffyns (CFYN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer INCH or CFYN?

Inchcape received 423 more outperform votes than Caffyns when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.45% of users gave Inchcape an outperform vote while only 65.85% of users gave Caffyns an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Inchcape	Outperform Votes 504 74.45%	Underperform Votes 173 25.55%
Caffyns	Outperform Votes 81 65.85%	Underperform Votes 42 34.15%

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%

Which has more risk and volatility, INCH or CFYN?

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in INCH or CFYN?

60.3% of Inchcape shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.1% of Caffyns shares are held by institutional investors. 14.8% of Inchcape shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 64.5% of Caffyns shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer INCH or CFYN?

In the previous week, Caffyns had 1 more articles in the media than Inchcape. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Caffyns and 0 mentions for Inchcape. Inchcape's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Caffyns' score of -0.29 indicating that Inchcape is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Inchcape	Neutral
Caffyns	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, INCH or CFYN?

Inchcape has higher revenue and earnings than Caffyns. Caffyns is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inchcape, 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	£10.05B	0.27	£245.92M	£62.59	10.90
Caffyns	£260.92M	0.05	-£1.20M	-£43.96	-11.37

Do analysts rate INCH or CFYN?

Inchcape currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,127.67, indicating a potential upside of 65.35%. Given Inchcape's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Inchcape is more favorable than Caffyns.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inchcape	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Caffyns	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is INCH or CFYN a better dividend stock?

Inchcape pays an annual dividend of GBX 36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Caffyns pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Inchcape pays out 57.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caffyns pays out -22.7% 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

Inchcape beats Caffyns on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.