CLS (CLI) Competitors

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

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%

Which has more volatility and risk, WKP or CLI?

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

Does the media favor WKP or CLI?

In the previous week, CLS had 7 more articles in the media than Workspace Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for CLS and 0 mentions for Workspace Group. CLS's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Workspace Group's score of 0.67 indicating that CLS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Workspace Group	Positive
CLS	Positive

Which has higher earnings & 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	4.12	-£192.71M	-£100.27	-3.95
CLS	£154.62M	1.78	-£207.36M	-£51.90	-1.33

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WKP or CLI?

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

Do analysts recommend WKP or CLI?

CLS has a consensus target price of GBX 114, indicating a potential upside of 65.22%. Given CLS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

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 11.6%. 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.

Summary

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