Caledonia Investments (CLDN) Competitors

St. James's Place (LON:STJ) and Caledonia Investments (LON:CLDN) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is STJ or CLDN a better dividend stock?

St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Caledonia Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. St. James's Place pays out 19.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caledonia Investments pays out 58.7% 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.

Does the media prefer STJ or CLDN?

In the previous week, St. James's Place had 2 more articles in the media than Caledonia Investments. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for St. James's Place and 0 mentions for Caledonia Investments. St. James' Place's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Caledonia Investments' score of 0.00 indicating that St. James's Place is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
St. James's Place	Positive
Caledonia Investments	Neutral

Is STJ or CLDN more profitable?

Caledonia Investments has a net margin of 86.28% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of -0.02%. Caledonia Investments' return on equity of 6.98% beat St. James' Place's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
St. James's Place	-0.02%	-0.63%	0.22%
Caledonia Investments	86.28%	6.98%	4.23%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, STJ or CLDN?

Caledonia Investments has lower revenue, but higher earnings than St. James's Place. St. James's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caledonia Investments, 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
St. James's Place	£16.94B	0.39	-£6.46M	£0.94	1,325.03
Caledonia Investments	£104.10M	18.72	£199.92M	£0.12	3,066.78

Which has more risk & volatility, STJ or CLDN?

St. James's Place has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caledonia Investments has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer STJ or CLDN?

St. James's Place currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,485, suggesting a potential upside of 18.85%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than Caledonia Investments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Caledonia Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of STJ or CLDN?

77.8% of St. James's Place shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.3% of Caledonia Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of St. James's Place shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Caledonia Investments 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.

Summary

St. James's Place beats Caledonia Investments on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.