Crystal Amber (CRS) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in AA or CRS?

80.3% of Crystal Amber shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Crystal Amber shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to AA or CRS?

In the previous week, AA had 5 more articles in the media than Crystal Amber. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for AA and 1 mentions for Crystal Amber. Crystal Amber's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat AA's score of -0.31 indicating that Crystal Amber is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AA	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Crystal Amber	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is AA or CRS 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
AA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Crystal Amber	90.42%	11.18%	5.45%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AA or CRS?

Crystal Amber has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
AA	£982M	0.00	N/A	£11.70	N/A
Crystal Amber	£10.58M	9.98	£9.56M	£13.59	11.04

Is AA or CRS a better dividend stock?

AA pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share. Crystal Amber pays an annual dividend of GBX 50 per share and has a dividend yield of 33.3%. AA pays out 0.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crystal Amber pays out 367.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Crystal Amber beats AA on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.