Do analysts recommend CGS or AVG?

Castings currently has a consensus price target of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 34.48%. Given Castings' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Castings is more favorable than Avingtrans. 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 Avingtrans 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CGS or AVG?

Castings has higher revenue and earnings than Avingtrans. Castings is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avingtrans, 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 Castings £173.23M 0.73 £16.81M £17.25 16.81 Avingtrans £155.49M 1.72 £3.46M £21.10 34.36

Is CGS or AVG more profitable?

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 Castings 4.36% 5.98% 7.09% Avingtrans 4.54% 6.13% 2.06%

Do analysts rate CGS or RNO?

Castings presently has a consensus price target of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 34.48%. Given Castings' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Castings is more favorable than Renold. 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 Renold 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, CGS or RNO?

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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Castings £173.23M 0.73 £16.81M £17.25 16.81 Renold £245.10M 0.66 £19.85M £6.60 12.39

Is CGS or RNO more profitable?

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 Castings 4.36% 5.98% 7.09% Renold 6.16% 25.68% 6.89%

Do analysts prefer CGS or LOAD?

Castings presently has a consensus target price of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 34.48%. Given Castings' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Castings is more favorable than Crestchic. 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 Crestchic 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, CGS or LOAD?

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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Castings £173.23M 0.73 £16.81M £17.25 16.81 Crestchic £34.97M 0.00 £4.86M £0.17 N/A

Is CGS or LOAD more profitable?

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 Castings 4.36% 5.98% 7.09% Crestchic -4.95% 18.18% 8.17%

Do analysts prefer CGS or MPAC?

Castings presently has a consensus target price of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 34.48%. 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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CGS or MPAC?

Castings has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Castings £173.23M 0.73 £16.81M £17.25 16.81 Mpac Group £174.10M 0.61 £8.86M -£31.80 N/A

Is CGS or MPAC more profitable?

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 Castings 4.36% 5.98% 7.09% Mpac Group -5.46% -12.67% 4.06%

Do analysts recommend XSG or CGS?

Castings has a consensus target price of GBX 390, indicating a potential upside of 34.48%. Given Castings' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Castings is more favorable than Xeros Technology Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Xeros Technology Group 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 (CGS) Competitors

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

Should you buy Castings stock or one of its competitors? Castings's main competitors and comparable companies include Avingtrans (AVG), Renold (RNO), Crestchic (LOAD), Mpac Group (MPAC), and Xeros Technology Group (XSG). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery & supplies & components" industry.

How does Castings compare to Avingtrans?

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

In the previous week, Castings' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Avingtrans'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Castings	Neutral
Avingtrans	Neutral

Castings has higher revenue and earnings than Avingtrans. Castings is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avingtrans, 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
Castings	£173.23M	0.73	£16.81M	£17.25	16.81
Avingtrans	£155.49M	1.72	£3.46M	£21.10	34.36

Castings has a beta of 0.437, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Avingtrans has a beta of 0.566, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

Castings pays an annual dividend of GBX 18.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Avingtrans pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Castings pays out 106.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Avingtrans pays out 23.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

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
Castings	4.36%	5.98%	7.09%
Avingtrans	4.54%	6.13%	2.06%

Castings currently has a consensus price target of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 34.48%. Given Castings' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Castings is more favorable than Avingtrans.

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
Avingtrans	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

46.1% of Castings shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.4% of Avingtrans shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Castings shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Avingtrans shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Castings and Avingtrans tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Castings compare to Renold?

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

46.1% of Castings shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of Renold shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Castings shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Renold 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.

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
Castings	4.36%	5.98%	7.09%
Renold	6.16%	25.68%	6.89%

Castings has a beta of 0.437, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Renold has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Castings' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Renold'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Castings	Neutral
Renold	Neutral

Castings pays an annual dividend of GBX 18.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Renold pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Castings pays out 106.7% 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 pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Castings presently has a consensus price target of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 34.48%. Given Castings' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Castings is more favorable than Renold.

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
Renold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Castings	£173.23M	0.73	£16.81M	£17.25	16.81
Renold	£245.10M	0.66	£19.85M	£6.60	12.39

Summary

Castings and Renold tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Castings compare to Crestchic?

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

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
Castings	4.36%	5.98%	7.09%
Crestchic	-4.95%	18.18%	8.17%

Castings pays an annual dividend of GBX 18.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Crestchic pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share. Castings pays out 106.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Castings' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Crestchic'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Castings	Neutral
Crestchic	Neutral

46.1% of Castings shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of Crestchic shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Castings shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of Crestchic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Castings presently has a consensus target price of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 34.48%. Given Castings' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Castings is more favorable than Crestchic.

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
Crestchic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Castings has a beta of 0.437, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Crestchic has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Castings	£173.23M	0.73	£16.81M	£17.25	16.81
Crestchic	£34.97M	0.00	£4.86M	£0.17	N/A

Summary

Castings beats Crestchic on 9 of the 15 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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Castings has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Castings	£173.23M	0.73	£16.81M	£17.25	16.81
Mpac Group	£174.10M	0.61	£8.86M	-£31.80	N/A

Castings presently has a consensus target price of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 34.48%. 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 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
Castings	4.36%	5.98%	7.09%
Mpac Group	-5.46%	-12.67%	4.06%

46.1% of Castings shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.0% of Mpac Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Castings shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Mpac Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Castings' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Mpac Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Castings	Neutral
Mpac Group	Neutral

Castings has a beta of 0.437, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mpac Group has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Castings beats Mpac Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Castings compare to Xeros Technology Group?

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

Xeros Technology Group has a beta of 2.357, indicating that its stock price is 136% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Castings has a beta of 0.437, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

Castings has a net margin of 4.36% compared to Xeros Technology Group's net margin of -1,161.54%. Castings' return on equity of 5.98% beat Xeros Technology Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xeros Technology Group	-1,161.54%	-74.46%	-50.82%
Castings	4.36%	5.98%	7.09%

In the previous week, Xeros Technology Group had 3 more articles in the media than Castings. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Xeros Technology Group and 0 mentions for Castings. Castings' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Xeros Technology Group's score of -0.06 indicating that Castings is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Xeros Technology Group	Neutral
Castings	Neutral

2.6% of Xeros Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.1% of Castings shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Xeros Technology Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Castings shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Castings has higher revenue and earnings than Xeros Technology Group. Xeros Technology Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Castings, 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
Xeros Technology Group	£242K	40.96	-£6.18M	-£0.62	N/A
Castings	£173.23M	0.73	£16.81M	£17.25	16.81

Castings has a consensus target price of GBX 390, indicating a potential upside of 34.48%. Given Castings' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Castings is more favorable than Xeros Technology Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xeros Technology Group	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 Xeros Technology Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CGS vs. The Competition

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Metric	Castings	Machinery Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£126.08M	£11.23B	£10.21B	£2.87B
Dividend Yield	6.17%	2.26%	97.17%	6.23%
P/E Ratio	16.81	21.36	25.76	366.83
Price / Sales	0.73	730.05	459.50	83,599.70
Price / Cash	5.96	22.73	23.71	27.89
Price / Book	0.94	4.30	4.84	6.33
Net Income	£16.81M	£365.71M	£612.22M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-3.97%	-1.91%	-1.55%	-0.69%
1 Month Performance	-3.33%	-2.94%	-3.84%	0.18%
1 Year Performance	7.81%	8.60%	6.35%	20.03%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CGS Castings	N/A	GBX 290 -4.3%	GBX 390 +34.5%	+12.0%	£126.08M	£173.23M	16.81	1,251	High Trading Volume
AVG Avingtrans	N/A	GBX 725.36 +0.5%	N/A	+57.6%	£267.88M	£155.49M	34.38	732
RNO Renold	N/A	GBX 81.80 flat	N/A	+1.2%	£162.96M	£245.10M	12.39	1,824
LOAD Crestchic	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£121.14M	£34.97M	2,347.06	N/A
MPAC Mpac Group	N/A	GBX 342.50 flat	N/A	+29.7%	£103M	£174.10M	N/A	500

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