Primorus Investments (PRIM) Competitors

Primorus Investments (LON:PRIM) and Crossword Cybersecurity (LON:CCS) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Is PRIM or CCS more profitable?

Primorus Investments has a net margin of 28.88% compared to Crossword Cybersecurity's net margin of -92.92%. Primorus Investments' return on equity of 16.76% beat Crossword Cybersecurity's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Primorus Investments	28.88%	16.76%	26.08%
Crossword Cybersecurity	-92.92%	-165.27%	-36.27%

Does the media favor PRIM or CCS?

In the previous week, Crossword Cybersecurity had 29 more articles in the media than Primorus Investments. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Crossword Cybersecurity and 0 mentions for Primorus Investments. Crossword Cybersecurity's average media sentiment score of 0.01 beat Primorus Investments' score of 0.00 indicating that Crossword Cybersecurity is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Primorus Investments	Neutral
Crossword Cybersecurity	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PRIM or CCS?

Primorus Investments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Crossword Cybersecurity. Crossword Cybersecurity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Primorus 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
Primorus Investments	N/A	N/A	£927.00K	£0.66	5.69
Crossword Cybersecurity	£4.19M	0.00	-£3.90M	-£0.04	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PRIM or CCS?

28.8% of Crossword Cybersecurity shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.6% of Primorus Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.4% of Crossword Cybersecurity shares are owned by company 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 more risk & volatility, PRIM or CCS?

Primorus Investments has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crossword Cybersecurity has a beta of -0.13, suggesting that its share price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Primorus Investments beats Crossword Cybersecurity on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.