Creightons (CRL) Competitors

Tungsten (LON:TUNG) and Creightons (LON:CRL) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Does the media refer more to TUNG or CRL?

In the previous week, Tungsten had 6 more articles in the media than Creightons. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Tungsten and 0 mentions for Creightons. Tungsten's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Creightons' score of 0.00 indicating that Tungsten is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tungsten	Neutral
Creightons	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TUNG or CRL?

2.5% of Creightons shares are held by institutional investors. 30.8% of Creightons shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, TUNG or CRL?

Tungsten has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Creightons. Tungsten is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Creightons, 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
Tungsten	£36.39M	0.00	N/A	-£2.80	N/A
Creightons	£54.07M	0.37	-£3.53M	£0.03	881.46

Is TUNG or CRL more profitable?

Tungsten has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Creightons' net margin of -6.63%. Tungsten's return on equity of 0.00% beat Creightons' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tungsten	N/A	N/A	N/A
Creightons	-6.63%	-14.70%	2.35%

Summary

Creightons beats Tungsten on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.