Capital & Counties Properties PLC (LON:CAPC) and Hansteen (LON:HSTN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Capital & Counties Properties PLC and Hansteen's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Capital & Counties Properties PLC | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Hansteen | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Capital & Counties Properties PLC and Hansteen's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Capital & Counties Properties PLC | £72.90 million | 21.07 | N/A | GBX (82.50) | -2.19 |
Hansteen | £49.50 million | 10.06 | N/A | GBX 11.20 | 10.38 |
Capital & Counties Properties PLC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hansteen, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dividends
Capital & Counties Properties PLC pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Hansteen pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Capital & Counties Properties PLC pays out 0.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hansteen pays out 0.5% 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Capital & Counties Properties PLC and Hansteen, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Capital & Counties Properties PLC | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.60 |
Hansteen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Capital & Counties Properties PLC currently has a consensus price target of GBX 187.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.88%. Given Capital & Counties Properties PLC's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Capital & Counties Properties PLC is more favorable than Hansteen.
Summary
Capital & Counties Properties PLC beats Hansteen on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.