CTA vs. CAR, TRT, SCE, AUTG, STG, SED, GKN, TIFS, ABDP, and SPR
Should you be buying CT Automotive Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CT Automotive Group include Carclo (CAR), Transense Technologies (TRT), Surface Transforms (SCE), Autins Group (AUTG), Strip Tinning (STG), Saietta Group (SED), 8072713 (GKN.L) (GKN), TI Fluid Systems (TIFS), AB Dynamics (ABDP), and Springfield Properties (SPR). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
CT Automotive Group vs. Its Competitors
Carclo (LON:CAR) and CT Automotive Group (LON:CTA) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.
CT Automotive Group has a net margin of 6.94% compared to Carclo's net margin of -2.49%. CT Automotive Group's return on equity of 55.86% beat Carclo's return on equity.
CT Automotive Group has higher revenue and earnings than Carclo. Carclo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CT Automotive Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Carclo had 3 more articles in the media than CT Automotive Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Carclo and 0 mentions for CT Automotive Group. CT Automotive Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Carclo's score of -0.33 indicating that CT Automotive Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Carclo has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CT Automotive Group has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.
37.0% of Carclo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of CT Automotive Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.0% of Carclo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.7% of CT Automotive Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
CT Automotive Group beats Carclo on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:CTA) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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