Crest Nicholson (CRST) Competitors

Cairn Homes (LON:CRN) and Crest Nicholson (LON:CRST) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CRN or CRST?

Cairn Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Crest Nicholson. Crest Nicholson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cairn Homes, 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
Cairn Homes	£928.63M	1.44	£127.43M	£14.30	12.61
Crest Nicholson	£632.51M	0.74	-£26.61M	-£10.39	-17.59

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CRN or CRST?

69.1% of Cairn Homes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of Crest Nicholson shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Cairn Homes shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Crest Nicholson shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer CRN or CRST?

Cairn Homes presently has a consensus target price of GBX 175, suggesting a potential downside of 2.89%. Crest Nicholson has a consensus target price of GBX 202.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.84%. Given Crest Nicholson's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Crest Nicholson is more favorable than Cairn Homes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cairn Homes	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Crest Nicholson	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk and volatility, CRN or CRST?

Cairn Homes has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crest Nicholson has a beta of 2, indicating that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CRN or CRST a better dividend stock?

Cairn Homes pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Crest Nicholson pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Cairn Homes pays out 42.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crest Nicholson pays out -125.2% 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. Crest Nicholson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to CRN or CRST?

In the previous week, Cairn Homes had 1 more articles in the media than Crest Nicholson. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Cairn Homes and 0 mentions for Crest Nicholson. Cairn Homes' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Crest Nicholson's score of 0.00 indicating that Cairn Homes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cairn Homes	Positive
Crest Nicholson	Neutral

Is CRN or CRST more profitable?

Cairn Homes has a net margin of 13.72% compared to Crest Nicholson's net margin of -4.21%. Cairn Homes' return on equity of 14.73% beat Crest Nicholson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cairn Homes	13.72%	14.73%	7.83%
Crest Nicholson	-4.21%	-3.47%	0.16%

Summary

Cairn Homes beats Crest Nicholson on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.