Van Elle (VANL) Competitors

Van Elle (LON:VANL) and Severfield (LON:SFR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Is VANL or SFR more profitable?

Severfield has a net margin of 3.43% compared to Van Elle's net margin of 3.02%. Van Elle's return on equity of 8.12% beat Severfield's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Van Elle	3.02%	8.12%	3.37%
Severfield	3.43%	7.24%	4.69%

Is VANL or SFR a better dividend stock?

Van Elle pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Severfield pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Van Elle pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Severfield pays out 76.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media prefer VANL or SFR?

In the previous week, Van Elle had 1 more articles in the media than Severfield. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Van Elle and 0 mentions for Severfield. Van Elle's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Severfield's score of 0.00 indicating that Van Elle is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Van Elle	Positive
Severfield	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, VANL or SFR?

Severfield has higher revenue and earnings than Van Elle. Severfield is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Van Elle, 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
Van Elle	£141.18M	0.33	£4.27M	£3.96	10.99
Severfield	£444.13M	0.25	£15.24M	£5.25	7.20

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VANL or SFR?

58.3% of Van Elle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.9% of Severfield shares are held by institutional investors. 9.2% of Van Elle shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Severfield shares are held 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, VANL or SFR?

Van Elle has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Severfield has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Van Elle beats Severfield on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.