CLS (CLI) Competitors

Workspace Group (LON:WKP) and CLS (LON:CLI) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

Which has better earnings and valuation, WKP or CLI?

Workspace Group has higher revenue and earnings than CLS. Workspace Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CLS, 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
Workspace Group	£184.50M	4.09	-£192.71M	-£100.27	-3.92
CLS	£154.62M	1.76	-£207.36M	-£51.90	-1.32

Does the media favor WKP or CLI?

In the previous week, CLS had 4 more articles in the media than Workspace Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for CLS and 5 mentions for Workspace Group. CLS's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Workspace Group's score of 0.45 indicating that CLS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Workspace Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CLS	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, WKP or CLI?

Workspace Group has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CLS has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WKP or CLI a better dividend stock?

Workspace Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. CLS pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. Workspace Group pays out -27.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CLS pays out -15.4% 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.

Is WKP or CLI more profitable?

Workspace Group has a net margin of -104.45% compared to CLS's net margin of -134.11%. Workspace Group's return on equity of -12.20% beat CLS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Workspace Group	-104.45%	-12.20%	2.35%
CLS	-134.11%	-23.42%	2.30%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in WKP or CLI?

63.1% of Workspace Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.7% of CLS shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.2% of Workspace Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 66.4% of CLS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer WKP or CLI?

CLS has a consensus price target of GBX 114, suggesting a potential upside of 66.91%. Given CLS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CLS is more favorable than Workspace Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Workspace Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
CLS	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Workspace Group and CLS tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.