PZ Cussons (PZC) Competitors

Warpaint London (LON:W7L) and PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and risk.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, W7L or PZC?

Warpaint London has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PZ Cussons. PZ Cussons is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Warpaint London, 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
Warpaint London	£89.59M	5.44	£13.90M	£0.18	3,500.00
PZ Cussons	£596.50M	0.77	-£33.70M	-£0.08	-1,331.53

Which has more risk and volatility, W7L or PZC?

Warpaint London has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PZ Cussons has a beta of 0.23, meaning that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is W7L or PZC more profitable?

Warpaint London has a net margin of 15.51% compared to Warpaint London's net margin of -5.65%. PZ Cussons' return on equity of 32.86% beat Warpaint London's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Warpaint London	15.51%	32.86%	20.32%
PZ Cussons	-5.65%	-14.78%	-3.91%

Does the media favor W7L or PZC?

In the previous week, PZ Cussons had 1 more articles in the media than Warpaint London. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for PZ Cussons and 1 mentions for Warpaint London. Warpaint London's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat PZ Cussons' score of 0.68 indicating that PZ Cussons is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Warpaint London	Positive
PZ Cussons	Positive

Is W7L or PZC a better dividend stock?

Warpaint London pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. PZ Cussons pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Warpaint London pays out 5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PZ Cussons pays out -6,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PZ Cussons is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend W7L or PZC?

Warpaint London presently has a consensus price target of GBX 580, suggesting a potential downside of 7.94%. PZ Cussons has a consensus price target of GBX 141, suggesting a potential upside of 32.37%. Given Warpaint London's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PZ Cussons is more favorable than Warpaint London.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Warpaint London	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
PZ Cussons	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in W7L or PZC?

PZ Cussons received 249 more outperform votes than Warpaint London when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.20% of users gave Warpaint London an outperform vote while only 52.05% of users gave PZ Cussons an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Warpaint London	Outperform Votes 68 56.20%	Underperform Votes 53 43.80%
PZ Cussons	Outperform Votes 317 52.05%	Underperform Votes 292 47.95%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of W7L or PZC?

35.3% of Warpaint London shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.4% of PZ Cussons shares are held by institutional investors. 41.8% of Warpaint London shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.4% of PZ Cussons shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Warpaint London and PZ Cussons tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.