Empyrean Energy (EME) Competitors

Crossword Cybersecurity (LON:CCS) and Empyrean Energy (LON:EME) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment and valuation.

Is CCS or EME more profitable?

Empyrean Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Crossword Cybersecurity's net margin of -92.92%. Crossword Cybersecurity's return on equity of -165.27% beat Empyrean Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crossword Cybersecurity	-92.92%	-165.27%	-36.27%
Empyrean Energy	N/A	-290.51%	-5.63%

Does the media prefer CCS or EME?

In the previous week, Crossword Cybersecurity had 24 more articles in the media than Empyrean Energy. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Crossword Cybersecurity and 0 mentions for Empyrean Energy. Crossword Cybersecurity's average media sentiment score of 0.04 beat Empyrean Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Crossword Cybersecurity is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Crossword Cybersecurity	Neutral
Empyrean Energy	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CCS or EME?

Crossword Cybersecurity has higher revenue and earnings than Empyrean Energy. Empyrean Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crossword Cybersecurity, 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
Crossword Cybersecurity	£4.19M	0.00	-£3.90M	-£0.04	N/A
Empyrean Energy	N/A	N/A	-£109.63M	-£2.17	-0.01

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CCS or EME?

28.8% of Crossword Cybersecurity shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of Empyrean Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 31.4% of Crossword Cybersecurity shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.7% of Empyrean Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CCS or EME?

Crossword Cybersecurity has a beta of -0.13, suggesting that its stock price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empyrean Energy has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Crossword Cybersecurity beats Empyrean Energy on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.