IP Group (IPO) Competitors

Caledonia Investments (LON:CLDN) and IP Group (LON:IPO) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Is CLDN or IPO a better dividend stock?

Caledonia Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. IP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Caledonia Investments pays out 18.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IP Group pays out -4.5% 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, CLDN or IPO?

Caledonia Investments has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IP Group has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CLDN or IPO?

Caledonia Investments has higher revenue and earnings than IP Group. IP Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caledonia Investments, 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
Caledonia Investments	£231.70M	8.34	£199.92M	£374.36	9.67
IP Group	-£196.61M	-2.62	-£209.94M	-£22.25	-2.42

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CLDN or IPO?

11.9% of Caledonia Investments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of IP Group shares are held by institutional investors. 40.2% of Caledonia Investments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of IP Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to CLDN or IPO?

In the previous week, Caledonia Investments had 4 more articles in the media than IP Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Caledonia Investments and 2 mentions for IP Group. Caledonia Investments' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat IP Group's score of 0.37 indicating that Caledonia Investments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Caledonia Investments	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IP Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CLDN or IPO more profitable?

IP Group has a net margin of 106.78% compared to Caledonia Investments' net margin of 86.28%. Caledonia Investments' return on equity of 6.98% beat IP Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Caledonia Investments	86.28%	6.98%	4.23%
IP Group	106.78%	-19.85%	-10.50%

Do analysts rate CLDN or IPO?

IP Group has a consensus target price of GBX 126, indicating a potential upside of 133.77%. Given IP Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe IP Group is more favorable than Caledonia Investments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Caledonia Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
IP Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Caledonia Investments beats IP Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.