Creightons (CRL) Competitors

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CRL vs. ADT, ULS, STAF, FCCN, and NEO

Should you buy Creightons stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Creightons with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Creightons include AdEPT Technology Group (ADT), ULS Technology (ULS), Staffline Group (STAF), French Connection Group (FCCN), and Neo Energy Metals (NEO). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

How does Creightons compare to AdEPT Technology Group?

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

In the previous week, AdEPT Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Creightons'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AdEPT Technology Group	Neutral
Creightons	Neutral

36.5% of AdEPT Technology Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of Creightons shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.8% of AdEPT Technology Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.0% of Creightons shares are owned by 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.

AdEPT Technology Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share. Creightons pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. AdEPT Technology Group pays out -588.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Creightons pays out 15.8% 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.

Creightons has a net margin of 4.28% compared to AdEPT Technology Group's net margin of -6.28%. Creightons' return on equity of 9.43% beat AdEPT Technology Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AdEPT Technology Group	-6.28%	-29.41%	0.16%
Creightons	4.28%	9.43%	2.35%

AdEPT Technology Group has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Creightons has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

Creightons has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AdEPT Technology Group. AdEPT Technology Group 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
AdEPT Technology Group	£68.03M	0.00	-£4.27M	-£0.17	N/A
Creightons	£54.21M	0.29	-£3.53M	£3.17	7.26

Summary

Creightons beats AdEPT Technology Group on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Creightons compare to ULS Technology?

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

12.9% of Creightons shares are held by institutional investors. 31.0% of Creightons shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

ULS Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Creightons. ULS Technology 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	£54.21M	0.29	-£3.53M	£3.17	7.26
ULS Technology	£20.22M	0.00	N/A	£23.30	N/A

Creightons has a net margin of 4.28% compared to ULS Technology's net margin of 0.00%. Creightons' return on equity of 9.43% beat ULS Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Creightons	4.28%	9.43%	2.35%
ULS Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Creightons' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled ULS Technology'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Creightons	Neutral
ULS Technology	Neutral

Summary

Creightons beats ULS Technology on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Creightons compare to Staffline Group?

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

In the previous week, Staffline Group had 3 more articles in the media than Creightons. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Staffline Group and 0 mentions for Creightons. Creightons' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Staffline Group's score of -0.81 indicating that Creightons is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Creightons	Neutral
Staffline Group	Negative

Creightons has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Staffline Group has a beta of 0.449, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

12.9% of Creightons shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.8% of Staffline Group shares are held by institutional investors. 31.0% of Creightons shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.3% of Staffline Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Creightons has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Staffline Group. Creightons is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Staffline 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
Creightons	£54.21M	0.29	-£3.53M	£3.17	7.26
Staffline Group	£1.11B	0.04	-£18.31M	£3.80	10.79

Creightons has a net margin of 4.28% compared to Staffline Group's net margin of 0.43%. Staffline Group's return on equity of 13.11% beat Creightons' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Creightons	4.28%	9.43%	2.35%
Staffline Group	0.43%	13.11%	2.83%

Summary

Staffline Group beats Creightons on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Creightons compare to French Connection Group?

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

In the previous week, Creightons' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled French Connection Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Creightons	Neutral
French Connection Group	Neutral

French Connection Group has higher revenue and earnings than Creightons. French Connection Group 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	£54.21M	0.29	-£3.53M	£3.17	7.26
French Connection Group	£87.80M	0.00	N/A	-£7.80	N/A

Creightons has a net margin of 4.28% compared to French Connection Group's net margin of 0.00%. Creightons' return on equity of 9.43% beat French Connection Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Creightons	4.28%	9.43%	2.35%
French Connection Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

12.9% of Creightons shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.0% of Creightons 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.

Summary

Creightons beats French Connection Group on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Creightons compare to Neo Energy Metals?

Neo Energy Metals (LON:NEO) and Creightons (LON:CRL) 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, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Neo Energy Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Creightons'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Neo Energy Metals	Neutral
Creightons	Neutral

Creightons has higher revenue and earnings than Neo Energy Metals. Neo Energy Metals 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
Neo Energy Metals	N/A	N/A	-£4.24M	-£0.00	N/A
Creightons	£54.21M	0.29	-£3.53M	£3.17	7.26

1.0% of Neo Energy Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of Creightons shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.8% of Neo Energy Metals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.0% of Creightons shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Creightons has a net margin of 4.28% compared to Neo Energy Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Neo Energy Metals' return on equity of 10,727.99% beat Creightons' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Neo Energy Metals	N/A	10,727.99%	N/A
Creightons	4.28%	9.43%	2.35%

Neo Energy Metals has a beta of 5.121, suggesting that its stock price is 412% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Creightons has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Creightons beats Neo Energy Metals on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CRL vs. The Competition

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Metric	Creightons	Household & Personal Products Industry	Defensive Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£15.76M	£11.16B	£8.11B	£2.78B
Dividend Yield	2.33%	2.77%	3.24%	6.13%
P/E Ratio	7.26	13.16	891.22	364.74
Price / Sales	0.29	10,305,970.07	992,148.66	87,565.33
Price / Cash	26.82	17.16	140.89	27.85
Price / Book	0.71	2.43	9.58	7.71
Net Income	-£3.53M	£912.33M	£1.03B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-2.13%	-0.15%	0.25%	0.07%
1 Month Performance	-2.13%	1.41%	-0.25%	3.26%
1 Year Performance	-47.73%	-8.22%	260.16%	75.52%

Creightons Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CRL Creightons	N/A	GBX 23 -4.2%	N/A	-47.1%	£15.76M	£54.21M	7.26	21,400	Gap Down
ADT AdEPT Technology Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£50.21M	£68.03M	N/A	25,000
ULS ULS Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£47.36M	£20.22M	3.13	100	Gap Up High Trading Volume
STAF Staffline Group	N/A	GBX 40.40 +1.0%	N/A	+1.7%	£43.85M	£1.11B	10.63	2,300	News Coverage Insider Trade
FCCN French Connection Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£28.55M	£87.80M	N/A	1

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Creightons (CRL) Competitors

CRL vs. ADT, ULS, STAF, FCCN, and NEO

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Creightons (CRL) Competitors

CRL vs. ADT, ULS, STAF, FCCN, and NEO

How does Creightons compare to AdEPT Technology Group?

Does the media favor ADT or CRL?

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

Is ADT or CRL a better dividend stock?

Is ADT or CRL more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, ADT or CRL?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ADT or CRL?

Summary

How does Creightons compare to ULS Technology?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CRL or ULS?

Is CRL or ULS more profitable?

Does the media prefer CRL or ULS?

Summary

How does Creightons compare to Staffline Group?

Does the media refer more to CRL or STAF?

Which has more volatility and risk, CRL or STAF?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CRL or STAF?

Is CRL or STAF more profitable?

Summary

How does Creightons compare to French Connection Group?

Does the media refer more to CRL or FCCN?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CRL or FCCN?

Is CRL or FCCN more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CRL or FCCN?

Summary

How does Creightons compare to Neo Energy Metals?

Does the media refer more to NEO or CRL?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NEO or CRL?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NEO or CRL?

Is NEO or CRL more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, NEO or CRL?

Summary

Media Sentiment Over Time

CRL vs. The Competition

Creightons Competitors List

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