Primorus Investments (PRIM) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CCS or PRIM?

28.8% of Crossword Cybersecurity shares are held by institutional investors. 31.4% of Crossword Cybersecurity shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 46.6% of Primorus Investments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CCS or PRIM 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
Crossword Cybersecurity	-92.92%	-165.27%	-36.27%
Primorus Investments	28.88%	16.76%	26.08%

Which has more volatility & risk, CCS or PRIM?

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CCS or PRIM?

Primorus Investments has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Crossword Cybersecurity	£4.19M	0.00	-£3.90M	-£0.04	N/A
Primorus Investments	N/A	N/A	£927.00K	£0.66	5.81

Does the media favor CCS or PRIM?

In the previous week, Crossword Cybersecurity had 31 more articles in the media than Primorus Investments. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Crossword Cybersecurity and 0 mentions for Primorus Investments. Crossword Cybersecurity's average media sentiment score of 0.02 beat Primorus Investments' score of 0.00 indicating that Crossword Cybersecurity is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Crossword Cybersecurity	Neutral
Primorus Investments	Neutral

Summary

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