Calnex Solutions (CLX) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, CLX or ANP?

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

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 insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CLX or ANP?

48.4% of Calnex Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of Anpario shares are held by institutional investors. 25.2% of Calnex Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of Anpario shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CLX or ANP?

In the previous week, Anpario had 1 more articles in the media than Calnex Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Anpario and 0 mentions for Calnex Solutions. Anpario's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Calnex Solutions' score of 0.00 indicating that Anpario is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Calnex Solutions	Neutral
Anpario	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	£16.52M	2.53	£40.61K	£0.05	1,040.05
Anpario	£33.50M	1.94	£3.09M	£18.11	20.98

Do analysts prefer CLX or ANP?

Calnex Solutions currently has a consensus price target of GBX 115, suggesting a potential upside of 144.63%. Anpario has a consensus price target of GBX 435, suggesting a potential upside of 14.47%. Given Calnex Solutions' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is CLX or ANP a better dividend stock?

Calnex Solutions pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Anpario pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Calnex Solutions pays out 2,212.4% 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 60.7% 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 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.