Dekel Agri-Vision (DKL) Competitors

Origin Enterprises (LON:OGN) and Dekel Agri-Vision (LON:DKL) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Which has more risk and volatility, OGN or DKL?

Origin Enterprises has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dekel Agri-Vision has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OGN or DKL more profitable?

Origin Enterprises has a net margin of 1.98% compared to Dekel Agri-Vision's net margin of -15.22%. Origin Enterprises' return on equity of 10.29% beat Dekel Agri-Vision's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Origin Enterprises	1.98%	10.29%	2.96%
Dekel Agri-Vision	-15.22%	-50.21%	-2.67%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, OGN or DKL?

Origin Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than Dekel Agri-Vision. Dekel Agri-Vision is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Origin Enterprises, 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
Origin Enterprises	£2.11B	0.00	£3.62B	£0.47	8.37
Dekel Agri-Vision	£29.96M	0.20	-£6.41M	-£0.01	-50.00

Do analysts rate OGN or DKL?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Origin Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Dekel Agri-Vision	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OGN or DKL?

71.8% of Origin Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.0% of Dekel Agri-Vision shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Origin Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.7% of Dekel Agri-Vision shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to OGN or DKL?

In the previous week, Origin Enterprises had 3 more articles in the media than Dekel Agri-Vision. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Origin Enterprises and 0 mentions for Dekel Agri-Vision. Origin Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Dekel Agri-Vision's score of 0.00 indicating that Origin Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Origin Enterprises	Very Positive
Dekel Agri-Vision	Neutral

Summary

Origin Enterprises beats Dekel Agri-Vision on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.