Caledonia Investments (CLDN) Competitors

Intermediate Capital Group (LON:ICP) and Caledonia Investments (LON:CLDN) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and community ranking.

Does the media prefer ICP or CLDN?

In the previous week, Intermediate Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Caledonia Investments'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Intermediate Capital Group	Neutral
Caledonia Investments	Neutral

Is ICP or CLDN more profitable?

Caledonia Investments has a net margin of 86.28% compared to Intermediate Capital Group's net margin of 56.78%. Intermediate Capital Group's return on equity of 20.09% beat Caledonia Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intermediate Capital Group	56.78%	20.09%	4.57%
Caledonia Investments	86.28%	6.98%	4.23%

Which has more volatility and risk, ICP or CLDN?

Intermediate Capital Group has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caledonia Investments has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ICP or CLDN?

70.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Caledonia Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 40.2% of Caledonia Investments shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, ICP or CLDN?

Intermediate Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Caledonia Investments. Intermediate Capital Group 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
Intermediate Capital Group	£831.60M	0.00	£409.10M	£0.77	N/A
Caledonia Investments	£231.70M	8.73	£199.92M	£374.36	10.12

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ICP or CLDN?

Intermediate Capital Group received 256 more outperform votes than Caledonia Investments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.44% of users gave Intermediate Capital Group an outperform vote while only 60.94% of users gave Caledonia Investments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Intermediate Capital Group	Outperform Votes 398 70.44%	Underperform Votes 167 29.56%
Caledonia Investments	Outperform Votes 142 60.94%	Underperform Votes 91 39.06%

Is ICP or CLDN a better dividend stock?

Intermediate Capital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 78 per share. Caledonia Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Intermediate Capital Group pays out 10,129.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Caledonia Investments pays out 18.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caledonia Investments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Intermediate Capital Group beats Caledonia Investments on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.