Chesnara (CSN) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CSN or HRI?

54.3% of Chesnara shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.1% of Herald shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chesnara shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of Herald shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CSN or HRI?

Chesnara has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Herald has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CSN or HRI?

In the previous week, Herald had 2 more articles in the media than Chesnara. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Herald and 1 mentions for Chesnara. Chesnara's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Herald's score of -0.03 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
Herald	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CSN or HRI more profitable?

Herald has a net margin of 107.72% compared to Chesnara's net margin of 1.02%. Herald's return on equity of 14.78% beat Chesnara's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chesnara	1.02%	1.21%	0.04%
Herald	107.72%	14.78%	9.22%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CSN or HRI?

Herald has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Chesnara. Chesnara is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Herald, 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	£847.40M	0.74	£4.20M	-£0.04	-6,421.38
Herald	£34.06M	36.09	£175.20M	£0.68	3,656.04

Do analysts rate CSN or HRI?

Chesnara currently has a consensus price target of GBX 326.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.46%. Given Chesnara's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Chesnara is more favorable than Herald.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chesnara	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Herald	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Herald beats Chesnara on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.