CRST vs. GLE, CRN, ASC, BOO, XPS, ABDP, BOWL, WIX, YNGA, and MOON
Should you be buying Crest Nicholson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crest Nicholson include MJ Gleeson (GLE), Cairn Homes (CRN), ASOS (ASC), boohoo group (BOO), XPS Pensions Group (XPS), AB Dynamics (ABDP), Hollywood Bowl Group (BOWL), Wickes Group (WIX), Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (YNGA), and Moonpig Group (MOON). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
MJ Gleeson (LON:GLE) and Crest Nicholson (LON:CRST) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.
Crest Nicholson received 236 more outperform votes than MJ Gleeson when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.39% of users gave MJ Gleeson an outperform vote while only 68.89% of users gave Crest Nicholson an outperform vote.
MJ Gleeson pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Crest Nicholson pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. MJ Gleeson pays out 4,482.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Crest Nicholson pays out 24,285.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
MJ Gleeson has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crest Nicholson has a beta of 1.96, suggesting that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.
57.4% of MJ Gleeson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.4% of Crest Nicholson shares are held by institutional investors. 17.1% of MJ Gleeson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Crest Nicholson 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.
MJ Gleeson has a net margin of 5.49% compared to MJ Gleeson's net margin of 2.72%. Crest Nicholson's return on equity of 6.00% beat MJ Gleeson's return on equity.
Crest Nicholson has higher revenue and earnings than MJ Gleeson. MJ Gleeson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crest Nicholson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
MJ Gleeson presently has a consensus price target of GBX 518, suggesting a potential upside of 2.17%. Crest Nicholson has a consensus price target of GBX 222.40, suggesting a potential upside of 16.20%. Given MJ Gleeson's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Crest Nicholson is more favorable than MJ Gleeson.
In the previous week, Crest Nicholson had 1 more articles in the media than MJ Gleeson. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Crest Nicholson and 0 mentions for MJ Gleeson. MJ Gleeson's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Crest Nicholson's score of -0.42 indicating that Crest Nicholson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Crest Nicholson beats MJ Gleeson on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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