Corero Network Security (CNS) Competitors

Corero Network Security (LON:CNS) and Celtic (LON:CCP) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CNS or CCP?

13.1% of Corero Network Security shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.1% of Celtic shares are held by institutional investors. 39.6% of Corero Network Security shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.9% of Celtic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, CNS or CCP?

Corero Network Security has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celtic has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CNS or CCP?

Corero Network Security currently has a consensus target price of GBX 21.25, suggesting a potential upside of 123.68%. Celtic has a consensus target price of GBX 208, suggesting a potential upside of 23.81%. Given Corero Network Security's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Corero Network Security is more favorable than Celtic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corero Network Security	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Celtic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer CNS or CCP?

In the previous week, Celtic had 1 more articles in the media than Corero Network Security. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Celtic and 2 mentions for Corero Network Security. Corero Network Security's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Celtic's score of 0.75 indicating that Corero Network Security is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Corero Network Security	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Celtic	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CNS or CCP?

Celtic has higher revenue and earnings than Corero Network Security. Celtic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corero Network Security, 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
Corero Network Security	£24.56M	1.98	£1.01M	£0.00	9,500.00
Celtic	£122.82M	1.30	£11.82M	£0.18	950.76

Is CNS or CCP more profitable?

Celtic has a net margin of 17.19% compared to Corero Network Security's net margin of 3.32%. Celtic's return on equity of 14.28% beat Corero Network Security's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corero Network Security	3.32%	4.70%	1.78%
Celtic	17.19%	14.28%	2.20%

Summary

Celtic beats Corero Network Security on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.