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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, community ranking and earnings.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CRN or CRST?

Cairn Homes has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Crest Nicholson. Cairn Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crest Nicholson, 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	£617.36 million	1.00	£81.03 million	£0.10	906.00
Crest Nicholson	£913.60 million	0.60	£26.40 million	£0.10	2,142.00

Is CRN or CRST more profitable?

Cairn Homes has a net margin of 13.12% compared to Crest Nicholson's net margin of 2.89%. Cairn Homes' return on equity of 10.59% beat Crest Nicholson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cairn Homes	13.12%	10.59%	6.32%
Crest Nicholson	2.89%	2.96%	5.61%

Which has more risk & volatility, CRN or CRST?

Cairn Homes has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crest Nicholson has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CRN or CRST?

Crest Nicholson received 470 more outperform votes than Cairn Homes when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.05% of users gave Cairn Homes an outperform vote while only 69.37% of users gave Crest Nicholson an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cairn Homes	Outperform Votes 94 77.05%	Underperform Votes 28 22.95%
Crest Nicholson	Outperform Votes 564 69.37%	Underperform Votes 249 30.63%

Is CRN or CRST a better dividend stock?

Cairn Homes pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Crest Nicholson pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Cairn Homes pays out 5,000.0% 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 17,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media refer more to CRN or CRST?

In the previous week, Cairn Homes' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Crest Nicholson's average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cairn Homes	Neutral
Crest Nicholson	Neutral

Do analysts recommend CRN or CRST?

Crest Nicholson has a consensus price target of GBX 244, suggesting a potential upside of 13.91%. Given Crest Nicholson's higher probable 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)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Crest Nicholson	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CRN or CRST?

72.0% of Cairn Homes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.8% of Crest Nicholson shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of Cairn Homes shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Crest Nicholson shares are held 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.

Summary

Cairn Homes beats Crest Nicholson on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.