Corero Network Security (CNS) Competitors

Lonmin (LON:LMI) and Corero Network Security (LON:CNS) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LMI or CNS?

13.1% of Corero Network Security shares are held by institutional investors. 39.6% of Corero Network Security shares are held 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 rate LMI or CNS?

Corero Network Security has a consensus target price of GBX 19, indicating a potential upside of 80.44%. Given Corero Network Security's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Corero Network Security is more favorable than Lonmin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lonmin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Corero Network Security	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer LMI or CNS?

In the previous week, Corero Network Security had 1 more articles in the media than Lonmin. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Corero Network Security and 0 mentions for Lonmin. Corero Network Security's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Lonmin's score of 0.00 indicating that Corero Network Security is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lonmin	Neutral
Corero Network Security	Positive

Is LMI or CNS more profitable?

Corero Network Security has a net margin of 3.32% compared to Lonmin's net margin of 0.00%. Corero Network Security's return on equity of 4.70% beat Lonmin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lonmin	N/A	N/A	N/A
Corero Network Security	3.32%	4.70%	1.78%

Which has better earnings and valuation, LMI or CNS?

Corero Network Security has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lonmin. Corero Network Security is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lonmin, 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
Lonmin	£1.34B	0.00	N/A	£14.80	N/A
Corero Network Security	£23.31M	2.31	£1.01M	-£0.00	-3,510.00

Summary

Corero Network Security beats Lonmin on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.