R.E.A. (RE) Competitors

Camellia (LON:CAM) and R.E.A. (LON:RE) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is CAM or RE a better dividend stock?

Camellia pays an annual dividend of GBX 146 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. R.E.A. pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Camellia pays out -19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. R.E.A. pays out 133.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CAM or RE?

9.1% of Camellia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.4% of R.E.A. shares are owned by institutional investors. 69.5% of Camellia shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.4% of R.E.A. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CAM or RE more profitable?

R.E.A. has a net margin of 1.05% compared to Camellia's net margin of -7.61%. R.E.A.'s return on equity of 0.91% beat Camellia's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Camellia	-7.61%	-6.30%	-1.27%
R.E.A.	1.05%	0.91%	2.53%

Does the media refer more to CAM or RE?

In the previous week, Camellia had 2 more articles in the media than R.E.A.. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Camellia and 1 mentions for R.E.A.. R.E.A.'s average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Camellia's score of 0.27 indicating that R.E.A. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Camellia	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
R.E.A.	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, CAM or RE?

R.E.A. has higher revenue and earnings than Camellia. Camellia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than R.E.A., 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
Camellia	£266.06M	0.60	-£20.24M	-£734.97	-7.89
R.E.A.	£387.39M	0.14	£4.07M	£6.01	16.32

Which has more volatility & risk, CAM or RE?

Camellia has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, R.E.A. has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

R.E.A. beats Camellia on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.