Dewhurst Group (DWHT) Competitors

Ceres Power (LON:CWR) and Dewhurst Group (LON:DWHT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CWR or DWHT?

30.6% of Ceres Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of Dewhurst Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.3% of Ceres Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 83.5% of Dewhurst Group shares are owned 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.

Do analysts rate CWR or DWHT?

Ceres Power presently has a consensus price target of GBX 340, suggesting a potential upside of 258.27%. Given Ceres Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ceres Power is more favorable than Dewhurst Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ceres Power	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Dewhurst Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CWR or DWHT?

Dewhurst Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ceres Power. Ceres Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dewhurst 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
Ceres Power	£39.90M	4.64	-£40.57M	-£20.68	-4.59
Dewhurst Group	£50.25M	1.06	£4.29M	£122.33	6.54

Does the media prefer CWR or DWHT?

In the previous week, Dewhurst Group had 1 more articles in the media than Ceres Power. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Dewhurst Group and 1 mentions for Ceres Power. Dewhurst Group's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Ceres Power's score of 0.00 indicating that Dewhurst Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ceres Power	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Dewhurst Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CWR or DWHT more profitable?

Dewhurst Group has a net margin of 8.54% compared to Ceres Power's net margin of -101.69%. Dewhurst Group's return on equity of 8.43% beat Ceres Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ceres Power	-101.69%	-22.96%	-12.83%
Dewhurst Group	8.54%	8.43%	6.49%

Which has more risk & volatility, CWR or DWHT?

Ceres Power has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dewhurst Group has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Dewhurst Group beats Ceres Power on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.