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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)?

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

Smurfit Westrock (di) pays an annual dividend of GBX 174.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Coral Products pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. 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. Coral Products pays out 11.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Coral Products is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Smurfit Westrock (di)£31.24B0.56N/A£72.0046.65
Coral Products£33.26M0.13-£908.66K£2.142.23

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

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

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
Smurfit Westrock (di)N/A N/A N/A
Coral Products 5.39%14.91%0.70%

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

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

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

Summary

Smurfit Westrock (di) beats Coral Products on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

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
International Paper Company (di)N/A N/A N/A
Coral Products 5.39%14.91%0.70%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
International Paper Company (di)£24.34B0.73N/A-£660.00N/A
Coral Products£33.26M0.13-£908.66K£2.142.23

99.5% of International Paper Company (di) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.8% of Coral Products shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of International Paper Company (di) shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.0% of Coral Products 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.

International Paper Company (di) pays an annual dividend of GBX 185 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Coral Products pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. International Paper Company (di) pays out -28.0% 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. International Paper Company (di) is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

International Paper Company (di) currently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,600, suggesting a potential upside of 37.52%. Given International Paper Company (di)'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe International Paper Company (di) is more favorable than Coral Products.

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

In the previous week, International Paper Company (di) had 1 more articles in the media than Coral Products. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for International Paper Company (di) and 0 mentions for Coral Products. International Paper Company (di)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Coral Products'average media sentiment score.

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

Summary

International Paper Company (di) beats Coral Products on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Coral Products compare to Smurfit Kappa Group?

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

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
Smurfit Kappa Group6.72% 14.31% 6.89%
Coral Products 5.39%14.91%0.70%

75.8% of Smurfit Kappa Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.8% of Coral Products shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Smurfit Kappa Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.0% of Coral Products shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Smurfit Kappa Group£11.27B0.00£758M£2.48N/A
Coral Products£33.26M0.13-£908.66K£2.142.23

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Smurfit Kappa Group Neutral
Coral Products Neutral

Smurfit Kappa Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 131 per share. Coral Products pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. 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 pays out 11.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Coral Products is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

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?

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Coral Products£33.26M0.13-£908.66K£2.142.23
DS Smith£6.83B0.00£385.48M£27.86N/A

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
Coral Products5.39% 14.91% 0.70%
DS Smith 5.64%9.59%4.02%

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

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

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Coral Products Neutral
DS Smith Neutral

Coral Products pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. DS Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share. Coral Products pays out 11.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DS Smith pays out 64.6% 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.

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?

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

Coral Products pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. RPC Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.28 per share. Coral Products pays out 11.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RPC Group pays out 0.5% 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.

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Coral Products Neutral
RPC Group Neutral

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

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
Coral Products5.39% 14.91% 0.70%
RPC Group N/A N/A N/A

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Coral Products£33.26M0.13-£908.66K£2.142.23
RPC Group£3.87B0.00N/A£53.70N/A

Summary

Coral Products beats RPC Group on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CRU vs. The Competition

MetricCoral ProductsPackaging & Containers IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£4.24M£4.87B£3.98B£2.83B
Dividend Yield5.71%3.38%3.47%6.15%
P/E Ratio2.2344.2077.47368.02
Price / Sales0.1336.57318.8583,965.59
Price / Cash3.9828.2730.8427.89
Price / Book0.354.453.667.27
Net Income-£908.66K£131.91M£249.12M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-4.08%3.31%0.77%0.37%
1 Month Performance-4.66%96.09%7.16%0.38%
1 Year Performance-51.11%90.04%4.22%67.73%

Coral Products Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CRU
Coral Products
N/AGBX 4.77
-1.7%
N/A-50.0%£4.24M£33.26M2.23186
SWR
Smurfit Westrock (di)
1.6136 of 5 stars
GBX 3,359
flat
GBX 4,200
+25.0%
N/A£17.62B£31.24B46.65N/A
IPC
International Paper Company (di)
1.9187 of 5 stars
GBX 2,715
-0.5%
GBX 3,400
+25.2%
N/A£14.38B£24.34BN/AN/A
SKG
Smurfit Kappa Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£9.55B£11.27B1,474.1947,000
SMDS
DS Smith
N/AN/AN/AN/A£8.06B£6.83B20.9029,519

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This page (LON:CRU) was last updated on 7/28/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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