Sosandar (SOS) Competitors

Sosandar (LON:SOS) and Colefax Group (LON:CFX) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, SOS or CFX?

Sosandar has a beta of 2.28, suggesting that its stock price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Colefax Group has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SOS or CFX more profitable?

Colefax Group has a net margin of 5.41% compared to Sosandar's net margin of -0.91%. Colefax Group's return on equity of 18.88% beat Sosandar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sosandar	-0.91%	-2.39%	-0.81%
Colefax Group	5.41%	18.88%	6.87%

Do analysts recommend SOS or CFX?

Colefax Group has a consensus price target of GBX 870, indicating a potential upside of 4.52%. Given Colefax Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Colefax Group is more favorable than Sosandar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sosandar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Colefax Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to SOS or CFX?

In the previous week, Sosandar had 1 more articles in the media than Colefax Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Sosandar and 0 mentions for Colefax Group. Sosandar's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Colefax Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sosandar	Neutral
Colefax Group	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, SOS or CFX?

Colefax Group has higher revenue and earnings than Sosandar. Sosandar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colefax 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
Sosandar	£46.28M	0.27	-£423.00K	-£0.17	-29.34
Colefax Group	£101.60M	0.48	£5.49M	£93.79	8.88

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SOS or CFX?

60.2% of Sosandar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of Colefax Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.2% of Sosandar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.5% of Colefax Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Colefax Group beats Sosandar on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.