Chemring Group (CHG) Competitors

Cobham (LON:COB) and Chemring Group (LON:CHG) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the media favor COB or CHG?

In the previous week, Cobham had 4 more articles in the media than Chemring Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Cobham and 6 mentions for Chemring Group. Cobham's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Chemring Group's score of 0.12 indicating that Cobham is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cobham	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Chemring Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend COB or CHG?

Chemring Group has a consensus target price of GBX 470, indicating a potential downside of 16.37%. Given Cobham's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cobham is more favorable than Chemring Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cobham	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Chemring Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, COB or CHG?

Chemring Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cobham. Cobham is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chemring Group, 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
Cobham	£1.97B	0.00	N/A	-£1.90	N/A
Chemring Group	£340.84M	4.43	£2.18M	£0.82	688.10

Do insiders and institutionals believe in COB or CHG?

114.2% of Chemring Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Chemring Group shares are owned 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.

Is COB or CHG more profitable?

Chemring Group has a net margin of 0.64% compared to Cobham's net margin of 0.00%. Chemring Group's return on equity of 0.88% beat Cobham's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cobham	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chemring Group	0.64%	0.88%	7.03%

Summary

Chemring Group beats Cobham on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.