Chesnara (CSN) Competitors

4imprint Group (LON:FOUR) and Chesnara (LON:CSN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FOUR or CSN?

83.3% of 4imprint Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Chesnara shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of 4imprint Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Chesnara shares are owned by company 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.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, FOUR or CSN?

4imprint Group has higher revenue and earnings than Chesnara. 4imprint Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chesnara, 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
4imprint Group	£1.71B	0.79	£139.98M	£314.05	12.10
Chesnara	£412.72M	1.07	£4.20M	£2.74	105.59

Is FOUR or CSN a better dividend stock?

4imprint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 180 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Chesnara pays an annual dividend of GBX 24 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. 4imprint Group pays out 57.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chesnara pays out 875.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer FOUR or CSN?

4imprint Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 7,365, suggesting a potential upside of 93.81%. Given 4imprint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe 4imprint Group is more favorable than Chesnara.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
4imprint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Chesnara	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is FOUR or CSN more profitable?

4imprint Group has a net margin of 8.20% compared to Chesnara's net margin of 1.02%. 4imprint Group's return on equity of 78.95% beat Chesnara's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
4imprint Group	8.20%	78.95%	35.62%
Chesnara	1.02%	1.21%	0.04%

Which has more risk & volatility, FOUR or CSN?

4imprint Group has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chesnara has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer FOUR or CSN?

In the previous week, Chesnara had 2 more articles in the media than 4imprint Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Chesnara and 2 mentions for 4imprint Group. 4imprint Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Chesnara'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
4imprint Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Chesnara	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

4imprint Group beats Chesnara on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.