Chesnara (CSN) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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	0.73	£139.98M	£314.05	11.14
Chesnara	£412.72M	1.05	£4.20M	£2.74	103.62

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 5.1%. Chesnara pays an annual dividend of GBX 24 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. 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.

Does the media prefer FOUR or CSN?

In the previous week, Chesnara had 1 more articles in the media than 4imprint Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Chesnara and 2 mentions for 4imprint Group. 4imprint Group's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Chesnara's score of 0.17 indicating that 4imprint Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
4imprint Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Chesnara	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FOUR or CSN?

83.3% of 4imprint Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Chesnara shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of 4imprint Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Chesnara shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, FOUR or CSN?

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

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%

Do analysts rate FOUR or CSN?

4imprint Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 7,365, suggesting a potential upside of 110.43%. Given 4imprint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FOUR or CSN?

4imprint Group received 107 more outperform votes than Chesnara when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.71% of users gave 4imprint Group an outperform vote while only 69.77% of users gave Chesnara an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
4imprint Group	Outperform Votes 317 72.71%	Underperform Votes 119 27.29%
Chesnara	Outperform Votes 210 69.77%	Underperform Votes 91 30.23%

Summary

4imprint Group beats Chesnara on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.