Cohort (CHRT) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, CHRT or CHG?

Cohort has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chemring Group has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CHRT or CHG?

In the previous week, Cohort had 1 more articles in the media than Chemring Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Cohort and 1 mentions for Chemring Group. Chemring Group's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Cohort's score of 0.32 indicating that Chemring Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do analysts prefer CHRT or CHG?

Cohort presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,630, indicating a potential upside of 33.39%. Chemring Group has a consensus target price of GBX 570, indicating a potential upside of 6.94%. Given Cohort's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Cohort is more favorable than Chemring Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cohort	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Chemring Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is CHRT or CHG more profitable?

Cohort has a net margin of 7.56% compared to Chemring Group's net margin of 0.64%. Cohort's return on equity of 14.91% beat Chemring Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cohort	7.56%	14.91%	5.54%
Chemring Group	0.64%	0.88%	7.03%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CHRT or CHG?

Cohort has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Chemring Group. Cohort 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
Cohort	£227.26M	2.44	£17.19M	£37.86	32.27
Chemring Group	£340.84M	4.20	£2.18M	£0.82	652.59

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CHRT or CHG?

36.2% of Cohort shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 114.2% of Chemring Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.2% of Cohort shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 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 CHRT or CHG a better dividend stock?

Cohort pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Chemring Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Cohort pays out 39.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chemring Group pays out 857.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Chemring Group beats Cohort on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.