CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income (CYN) Competitors

Wickes Group (LON:WIX) and CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income (LON:CYN) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Is WIX or CYN more profitable?

CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income has a net margin of 68.67% compared to Wickes Group's net margin of 2.01%. Wickes Group's return on equity of 19.39% beat CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wickes Group	2.01%	19.39%	3.77%
CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income	68.67%	6.63%	-4.86%

Which has more volatility & risk, WIX or CYN?

Wickes Group has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WIX or CYN?

54.1% of Wickes Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Wickes Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is WIX or CYN a better dividend stock?

Wickes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Wickes Group pays out 145.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income pays out -74.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts recommend WIX or CYN?

Wickes Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 208.33, indicating a potential upside of 4.69%. Given Wickes Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wickes Group is more favorable than CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wickes Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, WIX or CYN?

Wickes Group has higher revenue and earnings than CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income. CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wickes Group, 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
Wickes Group	£1.54B	0.30	£29.25M	£0.08	2,653.33
CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income	-£3.26M	-50.23	£8.67M	-£0.07	-3,404.54

Does the media refer more to WIX or CYN?

In the previous week, CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income had 1 more articles in the media than Wickes Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income and 0 mentions for Wickes Group. CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Wickes Group's score of 0.20 indicating that CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Wickes Group	Neutral
CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income	Very Positive

Summary

Wickes Group beats CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.