Eurocell (ECEL) Competitors

Norcros (LON:NXR) and Eurocell (LON:ECEL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do analysts rate NXR or ECEL?

Norcros presently has a consensus price target of GBX 362.50, suggesting a potential upside of 41.60%. Eurocell has a consensus price target of GBX 300, suggesting a potential upside of 101.34%. Given Eurocell's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Eurocell is more favorable than Norcros.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Norcros	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Eurocell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NXR or ECEL?

Norcros has higher revenue and earnings than Eurocell. Norcros is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eurocell, 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
Norcros	£392.22M	0.58	£26.81M	£30.11	8.50
Eurocell	£330.14M	0.46	£11.60M	£11.36	13.12

Which has more volatility and risk, NXR or ECEL?

Norcros has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eurocell has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor NXR or ECEL?

In the previous week, Eurocell had 2 more articles in the media than Norcros. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Eurocell and 0 mentions for Norcros. Eurocell's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Norcros' score of 0.00 indicating that Eurocell is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Norcros	Neutral
Eurocell	Positive

Is NXR or ECEL a better dividend stock?

Norcros pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Eurocell pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Norcros pays out 33.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eurocell pays out 52.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NXR or ECEL?

68.2% of Norcros shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.4% of Eurocell shares are held by institutional investors. 11.0% of Norcros shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Eurocell shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NXR or ECEL more profitable?

Norcros has a net margin of 6.83% compared to Eurocell's net margin of 3.51%. Norcros' return on equity of 12.35% beat Eurocell's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Norcros	6.83%	12.35%	6.15%
Eurocell	3.51%	11.31%	4.28%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NXR or ECEL?

Eurocell received 27 more outperform votes than Norcros when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 86.52% of users gave Norcros an outperform vote while only 80.59% of users gave Eurocell an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Norcros	Outperform Votes 276 86.52%	Underperform Votes 43 13.48%
Eurocell	Outperform Votes 303 80.59%	Underperform Votes 73 19.41%

Summary

Norcros beats Eurocell on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.