CPPGroup (CPP) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, CPP or VNET?

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

Is CPP or VNET 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
CPPGroup	-2.16%	-101.30%	1.52%
Vianet Group	5.28%	2.99%	2.22%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CPP or VNET?

41.2% of CPPGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of Vianet Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.9% of CPPGroup shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.9% of Vianet Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to CPP or VNET?

In the previous week, Vianet Group had 3 more articles in the media than CPPGroup. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Vianet Group and 0 mentions for CPPGroup. Vianet Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat CPPGroup's score of 0.00 indicating that Vianet Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CPPGroup	Neutral
Vianet Group	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CPP or VNET?

Vianet Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
CPPGroup	£191.04M	0.04	-£4.13M	-£47.16	-1.71
Vianet Group	£14.99M	1.62	£791.11K	£2.72	30.72

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CPP or VNET?

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

Is CPP or VNET a better dividend stock?

CPPGroup pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.1%. Vianet Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. CPPGroup pays out -27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vianet Group pays out 36.8% 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.

Summary

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