CPPGroup (CPP) Competitors

Vianet Group (LON:VNET) and CPPGroup (LON:CPP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VNET or CPP?

Vianet Group received 5 more outperform votes than CPPGroup when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.25% of users gave CPPGroup an outperform vote while only 69.46% of users gave Vianet Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vianet Group	Outperform Votes 116 69.46%	Underperform Votes 51 30.54%
CPPGroup	Outperform Votes 111 70.25%	Underperform Votes 47 29.75%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VNET or CPP?

50.9% of Vianet Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.2% of CPPGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.9% of Vianet Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 50.9% of CPPGroup shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, VNET or CPP?

Vianet Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CPPGroup. CPPGroup is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vianet Group, 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
Vianet Group	£14.99M	1.49	£791.11K	£2.72	28.22
CPPGroup	£191.04M	0.04	-£4.13M	-£47.16	-1.74

Is VNET or CPP a better dividend stock?

Vianet Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. CPPGroup pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.9%. Vianet Group pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CPPGroup pays out -27.6% 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. CPPGroup is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is VNET or CPP more profitable?

Vianet Group has a net margin of 5.28% compared to CPPGroup's net margin of -2.16%. Vianet Group's return on equity of 2.99% beat CPPGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vianet Group	5.28%	2.99%	2.22%
CPPGroup	-2.16%	-101.30%	1.52%

Which has more risk & volatility, VNET or CPP?

Vianet Group has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CPPGroup has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer VNET or CPP?

In the previous week, Vianet Group had 1 more articles in the media than CPPGroup. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Vianet Group and 0 mentions for CPPGroup. Vianet Group's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat CPPGroup's score of 0.00 indicating that Vianet Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vianet Group	Positive
CPPGroup	Neutral

Summary

Vianet Group beats CPPGroup on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.