Chesnara (CSN) Competitors

Chesnara (LON:CSN) and 4imprint Group (LON:FOUR) 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 media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Does the media prefer CSN or FOUR?

In the previous week, Chesnara had 3 more articles in the media than 4imprint Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Chesnara and 0 mentions for 4imprint Group. 4imprint Group's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Chesnara's score of 0.00 indicating that 4imprint Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Chesnara	Neutral
4imprint Group	Neutral

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

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

Do analysts recommend CSN or FOUR?

Chesnara currently has a consensus target price of GBX 320, indicating a potential upside of 13.27%. 4imprint Group has a consensus target price of GBX 4,320, indicating a potential upside of 26.69%. Given 4imprint Group's higher probable 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

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%

Is CSN or FOUR a better dividend stock?

Chesnara pays an annual dividend of GBX 24 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. 4imprint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 180 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. 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 more risk & volatility, CSN or FOUR?

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	1.04	£4.20M	£2.74	103.03
4imprint Group	£1.71B	0.71	£139.98M	£314.05	10.86

Summary

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