Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (COD) Competitors

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (LON:COD) and Travis Perkins (LON:TPK) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Is COD or TPK a better dividend stock?

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Travis Perkins pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain pays out 39.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Travis Perkins pays out -54.9% 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.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in COD or TPK?

47.8% of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of Travis Perkins shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Travis Perkins shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, COD or TPK?

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Travis Perkins has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer COD or TPK?

In the previous week, Travis Perkins had 4 more articles in the media than Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Travis Perkins and 0 mentions for Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. Travis Perkins' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Compagnie de Saint-Gobain's score of 0.00 indicating that Travis Perkins is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain	Neutral
Travis Perkins	Positive

Is COD or TPK more profitable?

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has a net margin of 6.20% compared to Travis Perkins' net margin of -0.37%. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain's return on equity of 12.19% beat Travis Perkins' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain	6.20%	12.19%	5.45%
Travis Perkins	-0.37%	-0.85%	1.42%

Which has better valuation & earnings, COD or TPK?

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has higher revenue and earnings than Travis Perkins. Travis Perkins is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, 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
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain	£46.96B	0.01	£282.60B	£5.62	16.17
Travis Perkins	£4.56B	0.29	-£17.46M	-£0.26	-2,397.73

Do analysts rate COD or TPK?

Travis Perkins has a consensus price target of GBX 641.67, indicating a potential upside of 1.37%. Given Travis Perkins' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Travis Perkins is more favorable than Compagnie de Saint-Gobain.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Travis Perkins	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Travis Perkins beats Compagnie de Saint-Gobain on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.