Kerry Group (KYGA) Competitors

Kerry Group (LON:KYGA) and Carclo (LON:CAR) are both small-cap personal services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor KYGA or CAR?

In the previous week, Kerry Group and Kerry Group both had 1 articles in the media. Carclo's average media sentiment score of 1.86 beat Kerry Group's score of 1.05 indicating that Carclo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kerry Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carclo	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is KYGA or CAR more profitable?

Kerry Group has a net margin of 8.50% compared to Carclo's net margin of -2.49%. Kerry Group's return on equity of 10.15% beat Carclo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kerry Group	8.50%	10.15%	4.77%
Carclo	-2.49%	-61.91%	2.73%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in KYGA or CAR?

50.0% of Kerry Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.7% of Carclo shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Kerry Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Carclo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, KYGA or CAR?

Kerry Group has higher revenue and earnings than Carclo. Kerry Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carclo, 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
Kerry Group	£6.97B	0.02	£62.65B	£4.39	17.98
Carclo	£121.22M	0.40	-£3.30M	£0.01	5,458.33

Which has more risk and volatility, KYGA or CAR?

Kerry Group has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carclo has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kerry Group beats Carclo on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.