FW Thorpe (TFW) Competitors

FW Thorpe (LON:TFW) and Calisen (LON:CLSN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to TFW or CLSN?

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
FW Thorpe	Neutral
Calisen	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, TFW or CLSN?

FW Thorpe has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Calisen. Calisen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FW Thorpe, 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
FW Thorpe	£176.97M	1.98	£24.42M	£0.21	1,428.57
Calisen	£248.10M	0.00	N/A	-£5.50	N/A

Is TFW or CLSN more profitable?

FW Thorpe has a net margin of 13.83% compared to Calisen's net margin of 0.00%. FW Thorpe's return on equity of 14.28% beat Calisen's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FW Thorpe	13.83%	14.28%	8.02%
Calisen	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TFW or CLSN?

6.8% of FW Thorpe shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.5% of FW Thorpe shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

FW Thorpe beats Calisen on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.