Chesnara (CSN) Competitors

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

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%

Which has more volatility and risk, CSN or FOUR?

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

Is CSN or FOUR a better dividend stock?

Chesnara pays an annual dividend of GBX 24 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. 4imprint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 180 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 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 earnings & 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	0.93	£4.20M	£2.74	91.80
4imprint Group	£1.71B	0.76	£139.98M	£314.05	11.61

Do insiders and institutionals 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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of 4imprint Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer CSN or FOUR?

4imprint Group has a consensus price target of GBX 7,365, indicating a potential upside of 102.06%. Given 4imprint Group's stronger consensus rating and 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)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
4imprint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to CSN or FOUR?

In the previous week, Chesnara had 18 more articles in the media than 4imprint Group. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Chesnara and 2 mentions for 4imprint Group. Chesnara's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat 4imprint Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Chesnara is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chesnara	2 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
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

Summary

4imprint Group beats Chesnara on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.