Chesnara (CSN) Competitors

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

Is CSN or FOUR a better dividend stock?

Chesnara pays an annual dividend of GBX 24 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. 4imprint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 180 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. 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. 4imprint Group pays out 57.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CSN or FOUR?

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
Chesnara	£412.72M	1.02	£4.20M	£2.74	101.39
4imprint Group	£1.71B	0.67	£139.98M	£314.05	10.31

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

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

Do analysts recommend CSN or FOUR?

Chesnara currently has a consensus price target of GBX 320, suggesting a potential upside of 15.11%. 4imprint Group has a consensus price target of GBX 4,320, suggesting a potential upside of 33.47%. Given 4imprint Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe 4imprint Group is more favorable than Chesnara.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chesnara	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
4imprint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, CSN or FOUR?

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

Does the media favor CSN or FOUR?

In the previous week, 4imprint Group had 5 more articles in the media than Chesnara. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for 4imprint Group and 1 mentions for Chesnara. Chesnara's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat 4imprint Group's score of -0.15 indicating that Chesnara is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is CSN or FOUR 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
Chesnara	1.02%	1.21%	0.04%
4imprint Group	8.20%	78.95%	35.62%

Summary

4imprint Group beats Chesnara on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.