Creightons (CRL) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to CRL or TUNG?

In the previous week, Tungsten had 11 more articles in the media than Creightons. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Tungsten and 0 mentions for Creightons. Tungsten's average media sentiment score of 0.13 beat Creightons' score of 0.00 indicating that Tungsten is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Creightons	Neutral
Tungsten	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CRL or TUNG?

Tungsten has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Creightons	£54.07M	0.35	-£3.53M	£0.03	838.91
Tungsten	£36.39M	0.00	N/A	-£2.80	N/A

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

2.5% of Creightons shares are held by institutional investors. 30.8% of Creightons shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CRL or TUNG 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
Creightons	-6.63%	-14.70%	2.35%
Tungsten	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

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