Livermore Investments (LIV) Competitors

Livermore Investments (LON:LIV) and Ceiba Investments (LON:CBA) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LIV or CBA?

Livermore Investments received 34 more outperform votes than Ceiba Investments when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.00% of users gave Ceiba Investments an outperform vote while only 60.76% of users gave Livermore Investments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Livermore Investments	Outperform Votes 48 60.76%	Underperform Votes 31 39.24%
Ceiba Investments	Outperform Votes 14 70.00%	Underperform Votes 6 30.00%

Does the media favor LIV or CBA?

In the previous week, Livermore Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ceiba Investments'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Livermore Investments	Neutral
Ceiba Investments	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, LIV or CBA?

Livermore Investments has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ceiba Investments has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LIV or CBA a better dividend stock?

Livermore Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Ceiba Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 34.5%. Ceiba Investments pays out -25,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts rate LIV or CBA?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Livermore Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Ceiba Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is LIV or CBA more profitable?

Livermore Investments has a net margin of 25.05% compared to Ceiba Investments' net margin of -34.55%. Livermore Investments' return on equity of 0.96% beat Ceiba Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Livermore Investments	25.05%	0.96%	0.89%
Ceiba Investments	-34.55%	-2.40%	2.31%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LIV or CBA?

Livermore Investments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ceiba Investments.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Livermore Investments	£4.99M	8.62	£1.25M	N/A	N/A
Ceiba Investments	£19.30M	2.07	-£6.67M	-£0.04	-725.00

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LIV or CBA?

0.2% of Ceiba Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 90.0% of Livermore Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.2% of Ceiba Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Livermore Investments beats Ceiba Investments on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.