Crystal Amber (CRS) Competitors

Crystal Amber (LON:CRS) and AA (LON:AA) are both small-cap steel works companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is CRS or AA more profitable?

Crystal Amber has a net margin of 90.42% compared to AA's net margin of 0.00%. Crystal Amber's return on equity of 11.18% beat AA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crystal Amber	90.42%	11.18%	5.45%
AA	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to CRS or AA?

In the previous week, AA had 5 more articles in the media than Crystal Amber. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for AA and 0 mentions for Crystal Amber. Crystal Amber's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat AA's score of -0.25 indicating that Crystal Amber is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Crystal Amber	Neutral
AA	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CRS or AA?

Crystal Amber has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AA. AA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crystal Amber, 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
Crystal Amber	£48.95M	1.99	£9.56M	£0.61	250.73
AA	£982M	0.00	N/A	£11.70	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CRS or AA?

5.5% of Crystal Amber shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Crystal Amber shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Crystal Amber beats AA on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.