Castings (CGS) Competitors

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CGS vs. AVG, RNO, LOAD, MPAC, and CPH2

Should you buy Castings stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Castings with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Castings include Avingtrans (AVG), Renold (RNO), Crestchic (LOAD), Mpac Group (MPAC), and Clean Power Hydrogen (CPH2). These companies are all part of the "specialty industrial machinery" industry.

How does Castings compare to Avingtrans?

Avingtrans (LON:AVG) and Castings (LON:CGS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Avingtrans has a beta of 0.505, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Castings has a beta of 0.6859107, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

Castings has a consensus price target of GBX 390, indicating a potential upside of 16.77%. Given Castings' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Castings is more favorable than Avingtrans.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Avingtrans
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Castings
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Avingtrans pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Castings pays an annual dividend of GBX 18.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Avingtrans pays out 23.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Castings pays out 166.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Castings has higher revenue and earnings than Avingtrans. Avingtrans is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Castings, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Avingtrans£155.49M1.31£3.46M£21.1028.74
Castings£175.35M0.83£16.81M£11.0430.25

Avingtrans has a net margin of 4.54% compared to Castings' net margin of 4.36%. Avingtrans' return on equity of 6.13% beat Castings' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Avingtrans4.54% 6.13% 2.06%
Castings 4.36%5.98%7.09%

10.4% of Avingtrans shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.6% of Castings shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.1% of Avingtrans shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Castings shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Castings had 3 more articles in the media than Avingtrans. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Castings and 0 mentions for Avingtrans. Castings' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Avingtrans' score of 0.00 indicating that Castings is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Avingtrans Neutral
Castings Positive

Summary

Castings beats Avingtrans on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Castings compare to Renold?

Renold (LON:RNO) and Castings (LON:CGS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

48.7% of Renold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.6% of Castings shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Renold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Castings shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Renold has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Castings has a beta of 0.6859107, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

Renold has higher revenue and earnings than Castings. Renold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Castings, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Renold£245.10M0.66£19.85M£6.6012.39
Castings£175.35M0.83£16.81M£11.0430.25

Renold pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Castings pays an annual dividend of GBX 18.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Renold pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Castings pays out 166.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Renold has a net margin of 6.16% compared to Castings' net margin of 4.36%. Renold's return on equity of 25.68% beat Castings' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Renold6.16% 25.68% 6.89%
Castings 4.36%5.98%7.09%

In the previous week, Castings had 3 more articles in the media than Renold. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Castings and 0 mentions for Renold. Castings' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Renold's score of 0.00 indicating that Castings is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Renold Neutral
Castings Positive

Castings has a consensus target price of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 16.77%. Given Castings' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Castings is more favorable than Renold.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Renold
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Castings
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Castings beats Renold on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Castings compare to Crestchic?

Crestchic (LON:LOAD) and Castings (LON:CGS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Castings has a consensus price target of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 16.77%. Given Castings' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Castings is more favorable than Crestchic.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Crestchic
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Castings
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Castings has a net margin of 4.36% compared to Crestchic's net margin of -4.95%. Crestchic's return on equity of 18.18% beat Castings' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Crestchic-4.95% 18.18% 8.17%
Castings 4.36%5.98%7.09%

Crestchic has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Castings has a beta of 0.6859107, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Castings had 3 more articles in the media than Crestchic. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Castings and 0 mentions for Crestchic. Castings' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Crestchic's score of 0.00 indicating that Castings is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Crestchic Neutral
Castings Positive

Crestchic pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share. Castings pays an annual dividend of GBX 18.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Crestchic pays out 1,176.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Castings pays out 166.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Castings is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

73.3% of Crestchic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.6% of Castings shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.5% of Crestchic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Castings shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Castings has higher revenue and earnings than Crestchic. Crestchic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Castings, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Crestchic£34.97M0.00£4.86M£0.17N/A
Castings£175.35M0.83£16.81M£11.0430.25

Summary

Castings beats Crestchic on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Castings compare to Mpac Group?

Castings (LON:CGS) and Mpac Group (LON:MPAC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Castings has a beta of 0.6859107, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mpac Group has a beta of 0.473, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

Castings presently has a consensus target price of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 16.77%. Given Castings' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Castings is more favorable than Mpac Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Castings
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Mpac Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Castings has higher revenue and earnings than Mpac Group. Mpac Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Castings, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Castings£175.35M0.83£16.81M£11.0430.25
Mpac Group£174.10M0.42£8.86M-£31.80N/A

46.6% of Castings shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.9% of Mpac Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Castings shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Mpac Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Castings has a net margin of 4.36% compared to Mpac Group's net margin of -5.46%. Castings' return on equity of 5.98% beat Mpac Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Castings4.36% 5.98% 7.09%
Mpac Group -5.46%-12.67%4.06%

In the previous week, Mpac Group had 3 more articles in the media than Castings. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Mpac Group and 3 mentions for Castings. Castings' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Mpac Group's score of 1.11 indicating that Castings is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Castings
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Mpac Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Castings beats Mpac Group on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Castings compare to Clean Power Hydrogen?

Castings (LON:CGS) and Clean Power Hydrogen (LON:CPH2) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Castings has a beta of 0.6859107, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Clean Power Hydrogen has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its share price is 71% less volatile than the broader market.

46.6% of Castings shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Clean Power Hydrogen shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Castings shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Clean Power Hydrogen shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Castings has higher revenue and earnings than Clean Power Hydrogen. Clean Power Hydrogen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Castings, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Castings£175.35M0.83£16.81M£11.0430.25
Clean Power Hydrogen£4K17,068.44-£4.83M-£5.47N/A

Castings has a net margin of 4.36% compared to Clean Power Hydrogen's net margin of -387,225.00%. Castings' return on equity of 5.98% beat Clean Power Hydrogen's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Castings4.36% 5.98% 7.09%
Clean Power Hydrogen -387,225.00%-203.60%-14.63%

Castings currently has a consensus price target of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 16.77%. Given Castings' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Castings is more favorable than Clean Power Hydrogen.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Castings
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Clean Power Hydrogen
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Castings had 1 more articles in the media than Clean Power Hydrogen. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Castings and 2 mentions for Clean Power Hydrogen. Castings' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Clean Power Hydrogen's score of -0.17 indicating that Castings is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Castings
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Clean Power Hydrogen
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Castings beats Clean Power Hydrogen on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CGS vs. The Competition

MetricCastingsSpecialty Industrial Machinery IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£145.21M£7.22B£9.74B£2.78B
Dividend Yield5.58%2.63%3.55%6.16%
P/E Ratio30.2515.0525.73365.72
Price / Sales0.8339,120.134,867.9786,253.69
Price / Cash5.969.3327.9327.85
Price / Book1.092.634.617.92
Net Income£16.81M£299.51M£793.53M£5.89B
7 Day Performance2.45%1.21%-0.07%-0.87%
1 Month Performance27.48%-0.44%0.18%-0.76%
1 Year Performance15.17%27.87%25.08%70.67%

Castings Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CGS
Castings
3.3858 of 5 stars
GBX 334
+1.8%
GBX 390
+16.8%
+20.6%£145.21M£175.35M30.251,251
AVG
Avingtrans
N/AGBX 630
+0.4%
N/A+47.6%£211.82M£155.49M29.86732
RNO
Renold
N/AGBX 81.80
flat
N/A+0.7%£162.96M£245.10M12.391,824
LOAD
Crestchic
N/AN/AN/AN/A£121.14M£34.97M2,347.06N/A
MPAC
Mpac Group
N/AGBX 244.30
+4.0%
N/A-41.8%£73.47M£174.10MN/A500

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This page (LON:CGS) was last updated on 6/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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