Irish Continental Group (ICGC) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, CKN or ICGC?

Clarkson has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Irish Continental Group has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CKN or ICGC?

In the previous week, Irish Continental Group had 2 more articles in the media than Clarkson. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Irish Continental Group and 1 mentions for Clarkson. Irish Continental Group's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Clarkson's score of 0.00 indicating that Irish Continental Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Clarkson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Irish Continental Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CKN or ICGC a better dividend stock?

Clarkson pays an annual dividend of GBX 104 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Irish Continental Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Clarkson pays out 3,880.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Irish Continental Group pays out 4,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CKN or ICGC?

Clarkson received 154 more outperform votes than Irish Continental Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.30% of users gave Clarkson an outperform vote while only 70.59% of users gave Irish Continental Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Clarkson	Outperform Votes 226 79.30%	Underperform Votes 59 20.70%
Irish Continental Group	Outperform Votes 72 70.59%	Underperform Votes 30 29.41%

Do analysts prefer CKN or ICGC?

Clarkson currently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,590, suggesting a potential upside of 14.31%. Given Clarkson's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Clarkson is more favorable than Irish Continental Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clarkson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Irish Continental Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CKN or ICGC?

Clarkson has higher revenue and earnings than Irish Continental Group. Irish Continental Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clarkson, 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
Clarkson	£628.40M	1.96	£82.30M	£2.68	1,498.25
Irish Continental Group	£593.50M	1.25	£62.40M	£0.30	1,496.67

Is CKN or ICGC more profitable?

Clarkson has a net margin of 13.10% compared to Irish Continental Group's net margin of 10.51%. Irish Continental Group's return on equity of 22.98% beat Clarkson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clarkson	13.10%	19.09%	7.79%
Irish Continental Group	10.51%	22.98%	6.96%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CKN or ICGC?

53.9% of Clarkson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of Irish Continental Group shares are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of Clarkson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of Irish Continental Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Clarkson beats Irish Continental Group on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.