Calnex Solutions (CLX) Competitors

Calnex Solutions (LON:CLX) and Anpario (LON:ANP) are both small-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Is CLX or ANP more profitable?

Anpario has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Calnex Solutions' net margin of 0.25%. Anpario's return on equity of 8.74% beat Calnex Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calnex Solutions	0.25%	0.15%	-1.02%
Anpario	9.23%	8.74%	5.51%

Do analysts rate CLX or ANP?

Calnex Solutions currently has a consensus target price of GBX 115, indicating a potential upside of 111.01%. Anpario has a consensus target price of GBX 550, indicating a potential upside of 15.55%. Given Calnex Solutions' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Calnex Solutions is more favorable than Anpario.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calnex Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Anpario	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CLX or ANP?

10.4% of Calnex Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.2% of Anpario shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.6% of Calnex Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Anpario shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, CLX or ANP?

Calnex Solutions has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anpario has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, CLX or ANP?

Anpario has higher revenue and earnings than Calnex Solutions. Anpario is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calnex Solutions, 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
Calnex Solutions	£18.39M	2.61	£40.61K	£0.36	151.39
Anpario	£43.93M	1.84	£3.09M	£29.72	16.02

Does the media favor CLX or ANP?

In the previous week, Anpario had 3 more articles in the media than Calnex Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Anpario and 1 mentions for Calnex Solutions. Calnex Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Anpario's score of 0.25 indicating that Calnex Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Calnex Solutions	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Anpario	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CLX or ANP a better dividend stock?

Calnex Solutions pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.93 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Anpario pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Calnex Solutions pays out 258.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Anpario pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anpario is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Anpario beats Calnex Solutions on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.