Do analysts recommend CRU or SWR?

Smurfit Westrock (di) has a consensus target price of GBX 4,200, indicating a potential upside of 25.04%. Given Smurfit Westrock (di)'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Smurfit Westrock (di) is more favorable than Coral Products. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Coral Products 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Smurfit Westrock (di) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, SMDS or CRU?

DS Smith has higher revenue and earnings than Coral Products. DS Smith is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coral Products, 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 DS Smith £6.83B 0.00 £385.48M £27.86 N/A Coral Products £33.26M 0.15 -£908.66K £2.14 2.57

Is SMDS or CRU more profitable?

DS Smith has a net margin of 5.64% compared to Coral Products' net margin of 5.39%. Coral Products' return on equity of 14.91% beat DS Smith's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets DS Smith 5.64% 9.59% 4.02% Coral Products 5.39% 14.91% 0.70%

Coral Products (CRU) Competitors

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CRU vs. SWR, IPC, SKG, SMDS, and RPC

Should you buy Coral Products stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Coral Products with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Coral Products include Smurfit Westrock (di) (SWR), International Paper Company (di) (IPC), Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG), DS Smith (SMDS), and RPC Group (RPC). These companies are all part of the "packaging & containers" industry.

How does Coral Products compare to Smurfit Westrock (di)?

Coral Products (LON:CRU) and Smurfit Westrock (di) (LON:SWR) are both packaging & containers industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Coral Products has a net margin of 5.39% compared to Smurfit Westrock (di)'s net margin of 0.00%. Coral Products' return on equity of 14.91% beat Smurfit Westrock (di)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coral Products	5.39%	14.91%	0.70%
Smurfit Westrock (di)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Coral Products pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Smurfit Westrock (di) pays an annual dividend of GBX 174.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Coral Products pays out 11.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smurfit Westrock (di) pays out 242.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Smurfit Westrock (di) has a consensus target price of GBX 4,200, indicating a potential upside of 25.04%. Given Smurfit Westrock (di)'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Smurfit Westrock (di) is more favorable than Coral Products.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coral Products	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Smurfit Westrock (di)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

6.8% of Coral Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.7% of Smurfit Westrock (di) shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.0% of Coral Products shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Smurfit Westrock (di) shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Coral Products' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Smurfit Westrock (di)'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Coral Products	Neutral
Smurfit Westrock (di)	Neutral

Smurfit Westrock (di) has higher revenue and earnings than Coral Products. Coral Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smurfit Westrock (di), 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
Coral Products	£33.26M	0.15	-£908.66K	£2.14	2.57
Smurfit Westrock (di)	£31.24B	0.56	N/A	£72.00	46.65

Summary

Smurfit Westrock (di) beats Coral Products on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Coral Products compare to International Paper Company (di)?

Coral Products (LON:CRU) and International Paper Company (di) (LON:IPC) are both packaging & containers industry companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

International Paper Company (di) has a consensus price target of GBX 3,400, indicating a potential upside of 24.31%. Given International Paper Company (di)'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe International Paper Company (di) is more favorable than Coral Products.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coral Products	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
International Paper Company (di)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Coral Products has a net margin of 5.39% compared to International Paper Company (di)'s net margin of 0.00%. Coral Products' return on equity of 14.91% beat International Paper Company (di)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coral Products	5.39%	14.91%	0.70%
International Paper Company (di)	N/A	N/A	N/A

6.8% of Coral Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of International Paper Company (di) shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.0% of Coral Products shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of International Paper Company (di) shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Coral Products pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. International Paper Company (di) pays an annual dividend of GBX 185 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Coral Products pays out 11.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Paper Company (di) pays out -28.0% 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. International Paper Company (di) is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

International Paper Company (di) has higher revenue and earnings than Coral Products. International Paper Company (di) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coral Products, 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
Coral Products	£33.26M	0.15	-£908.66K	£2.14	2.57
International Paper Company (di)	£24.34B	0.59	N/A	-£660.00	N/A

In the previous week, Coral Products' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled International Paper Company (di)'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Coral Products	Neutral
International Paper Company (di)	Neutral

Summary

International Paper Company (di) beats Coral Products on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Coral Products compare to Smurfit Kappa Group?

Coral Products (LON:CRU) and Smurfit Kappa Group (LON:SKG) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Smurfit Kappa Group has a net margin of 6.72% compared to Coral Products' net margin of 5.39%. Coral Products' return on equity of 14.91% beat Smurfit Kappa Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coral Products	5.39%	14.91%	0.70%
Smurfit Kappa Group	6.72%	14.31%	6.89%

Coral Products pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Smurfit Kappa Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 131 per share. Coral Products pays out 11.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smurfit Kappa Group pays out 5,282.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Coral Products is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Coral Products has a beta of 0.306, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smurfit Kappa Group has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Coral Products' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Smurfit Kappa Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Coral Products	Neutral
Smurfit Kappa Group	Neutral

Smurfit Kappa Group has higher revenue and earnings than Coral Products. Smurfit Kappa Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coral Products, 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
Coral Products	£33.26M	0.15	-£908.66K	£2.14	2.57
Smurfit Kappa Group	£11.27B	0.00	£758M	£2.48	N/A

6.8% of Coral Products shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.8% of Smurfit Kappa Group shares are held by institutional investors. 33.0% of Coral Products shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Smurfit Kappa Group 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

Smurfit Kappa Group beats Coral Products on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Coral Products compare to DS Smith?

DS Smith (LON:SMDS) and Coral Products (LON:CRU) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

DS Smith has a net margin of 5.64% compared to Coral Products' net margin of 5.39%. Coral Products' return on equity of 14.91% beat DS Smith's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DS Smith	5.64%	9.59%	4.02%
Coral Products	5.39%	14.91%	0.70%

DS Smith has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Coral Products has a beta of 0.306, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

88.1% of DS Smith shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.8% of Coral Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of DS Smith shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.0% of Coral Products shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

DS Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share. Coral Products pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. DS Smith pays out 64.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Coral Products pays out 11.7% 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. Coral Products is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

DS Smith has higher revenue and earnings than Coral Products. DS Smith is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coral Products, 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
DS Smith	£6.83B	0.00	£385.48M	£27.86	N/A
Coral Products	£33.26M	0.15	-£908.66K	£2.14	2.57

In the previous week, DS Smith's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Coral Products'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
DS Smith	Neutral
Coral Products	Neutral

Summary

DS Smith beats Coral Products on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Coral Products compare to RPC Group?

RPC Group (LON:RPC) and Coral Products (LON:CRU) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

RPC Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.28 per share. Coral Products pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. RPC Group pays out 0.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Coral Products pays out 11.7% 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.

RPC Group has higher revenue and earnings than Coral Products. RPC Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coral Products, 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
RPC Group	£3.87B	0.00	N/A	£53.70	N/A
Coral Products	£33.26M	0.15	-£908.66K	£2.14	2.57

In the previous week, RPC Group had 1 more articles in the media than Coral Products. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for RPC Group and 0 mentions for Coral Products. RPC Group's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Coral Products' score of 0.00 indicating that RPC Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
RPC Group	Neutral
Coral Products	Neutral

6.8% of Coral Products shares are held by institutional investors. 33.0% of Coral Products shares are held 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.

Coral Products has a net margin of 5.39% compared to RPC Group's net margin of 0.00%. Coral Products' return on equity of 14.91% beat RPC Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RPC Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Coral Products	5.39%	14.91%	0.70%

Summary

RPC Group and Coral Products tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CRU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

CRU vs. The Competition

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Metric	Coral Products	Packaging & Containers Industry	Cyclical Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£4.89M	£4.65B	£3.88B	£2.78B
Dividend Yield	5.71%	3.39%	3.48%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	2.57	43.97	78.69	369.58
Price / Sales	0.15	35.98	324.56	84,558.25
Price / Cash	3.98	28.28	30.82	27.87
Price / Book	0.40	4.43	3.52	7.64
Net Income	-£908.66K	£131.91M	£249.12M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	N/A	91.88%	5.61%	-0.63%
1 Month Performance	-0.27%	95.47%	5.80%	-1.15%
1 Year Performance	-45.72%	85.04%	3.42%	61.83%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CRU Coral Products	N/A	GBX 5.50 +4.8%	N/A	-47.6%	£4.89M	£33.26M	2.57	186	Gap Up
SWR Smurfit Westrock (di)	1.8799 of 5 stars	GBX 3,359 flat	GBX 4,200 +25.0%	N/A	£17.62B	£31.24B	46.65	N/A
IPC International Paper Company (di)	1.2856 of 5 stars	GBX 2,860.77 +1.4%	GBX 3,400 +18.8%	N/A	£15.15B	£24.34B	N/A	N/A
SKG Smurfit Kappa Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£9.55B	£11.27B	1,474.19	47,000	High Trading Volume
SMDS DS Smith	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£8.06B	£6.83B	20.90	29,519	High Trading Volume

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Coral Products (CRU) Competitors

CRU vs. SWR, IPC, SKG, SMDS, and RPC

How does Coral Products compare to Smurfit Westrock (di)?

Is CRU or SWR more profitable?

Is CRU or SWR a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend CRU or SWR?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CRU or SWR?

Does the media prefer CRU or SWR?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CRU or SWR?

Summary

How does Coral Products compare to International Paper Company (di)?

Do analysts rate CRU or IPC?

Is CRU or IPC more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CRU or IPC?

Is CRU or IPC a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CRU or IPC?

Does the media favor CRU or IPC?

Summary

How does Coral Products compare to Smurfit Kappa Group?

Is CRU or SKG more profitable?

Is CRU or SKG a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, CRU or SKG?

Does the media refer more to CRU or SKG?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CRU or SKG?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CRU or SKG?

Summary

How does Coral Products compare to DS Smith?

Is SMDS or CRU more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, SMDS or CRU?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SMDS or CRU?

Is SMDS or CRU a better dividend stock?

Which has better earnings & valuation, SMDS or CRU?

Does the media prefer SMDS or CRU?

Summary

How does Coral Products compare to RPC Group?

Is RPC or CRU a better dividend stock?

Which has better earnings and valuation, RPC or CRU?

Does the media favor RPC or CRU?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RPC or CRU?

Is RPC or CRU more profitable?

Summary

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