Ocean Wilsons (OCN) Competitors

Ocean Wilsons (LON:OCN) and 4imprint Group (LON:FOUR) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

Is OCN or FOUR a better dividend stock?

Ocean Wilsons pays an annual dividend of GBX 67 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. 4imprint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 180 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Ocean Wilsons pays out 47.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 4imprint Group pays out 57.3% 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.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in OCN or FOUR?

41.7% of Ocean Wilsons shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of 4imprint Group shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Ocean Wilsons shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of 4imprint Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, OCN or FOUR?

4imprint Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ocean Wilsons. Ocean Wilsons is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 4imprint Group, 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
Ocean Wilsons	£647.52M	0.99	£76.94M	£139.96	10.43
4imprint Group	£1.71B	0.77	£139.98M	£314.05	11.80

Does the media refer more to OCN or FOUR?

In the previous week, Ocean Wilsons' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled 4imprint Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ocean Wilsons	Neutral
4imprint Group	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, OCN or FOUR?

Ocean Wilsons has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 4imprint Group has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate OCN or FOUR?

4imprint Group has a consensus target price of GBX 7,365, suggesting a potential upside of 98.79%. Given 4imprint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe 4imprint Group is more favorable than Ocean Wilsons.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ocean Wilsons	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
4imprint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is OCN or FOUR more profitable?

Ocean Wilsons has a net margin of 11.88% compared to 4imprint Group's net margin of 8.20%. 4imprint Group's return on equity of 78.95% beat Ocean Wilsons' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ocean Wilsons	11.88%	10.38%	6.02%
4imprint Group	8.20%	78.95%	35.62%

Summary

4imprint Group beats Ocean Wilsons on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.