Safestay (SSTY) Competitors

Safestay (LON:SSTY) and Caffyns (LON:CFYN) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and community ranking.

Does the media refer more to SSTY or CFYN?

In the previous week, Safestay had 3 more articles in the media than Caffyns. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Safestay and 0 mentions for Caffyns. Caffyns' average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Safestay's score of 0.17 indicating that Caffyns is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Safestay	Neutral
Caffyns	Very Positive

Is SSTY or CFYN more profitable?

Caffyns has a net margin of 0.48% compared to Safestay's net margin of -3.68%. Caffyns' return on equity of 3.84% beat Safestay's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Safestay	-3.68%	-2.94%	1.51%
Caffyns	0.48%	3.84%	2.71%

Do analysts prefer SSTY or CFYN?

Safestay currently has a consensus target price of GBX 40, suggesting a potential upside of 112.20%. Given Safestay's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Safestay is more favorable than Caffyns.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Safestay	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Caffyns	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SSTY or CFYN?

60.7% of Safestay shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.1% of Caffyns shares are held by institutional investors. 26.1% of Safestay shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 62.3% of Caffyns shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, SSTY or CFYN?

Safestay has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caffyns has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SSTY or CFYN?

Caffyns has higher revenue and earnings than Safestay. Safestay is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caffyns, 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
Safestay	£22.33M	0.55	-£4.77M	-£0.01	-1,885.00
Caffyns	£266.69M	0.05	£1.29M	£0.47	1,063.83

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SSTY or CFYN?

Safestay received 103 more outperform votes than Caffyns when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.35% of users gave Safestay an outperform vote while only 65.85% of users gave Caffyns an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Safestay	Outperform Votes 184 76.35%	Underperform Votes 57 23.65%
Caffyns	Outperform Votes 81 65.85%	Underperform Votes 42 34.15%

Summary

Caffyns beats Safestay on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.