Velocity Composites (VEL) Competitors

Velocity Composites (LON:VEL) and Colefax Group (LON:CFX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, risk and community ranking.

Is VEL or CFX more profitable?

Colefax Group has a net margin of 5.41% compared to Velocity Composites' net margin of -11.83%. Colefax Group's return on equity of 18.88% beat Velocity Composites' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Velocity Composites	-11.83%	-40.18%	-12.42%
Colefax Group	5.41%	18.88%	6.87%

Do analysts prefer VEL or CFX?

Velocity Composites presently has a consensus target price of GBX 60, indicating a potential upside of 119.38%. Given Velocity Composites' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Velocity Composites is more favorable than Colefax Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Velocity Composites	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Colefax Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor VEL or CFX?

In the previous week, Velocity Composites had 1 more articles in the media than Colefax Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Velocity Composites and 0 mentions for Colefax Group. Velocity Composites' average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Colefax Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Velocity Composites is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Velocity Composites	Neutral
Colefax Group	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VEL or CFX?

Colefax Group has higher revenue and earnings than Velocity Composites. Velocity Composites 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
Velocity Composites	£20.40M	0.72	-£2.41M	-£4.46	-6.13
Colefax Group	£101.60M	0.47	£5.49M	£93.79	8.74

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VEL or CFX?

Colefax Group received 21 more outperform votes than Velocity Composites when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.07% of users gave Colefax Group an outperform vote while only 67.65% of users gave Velocity Composites an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Velocity Composites	Outperform Votes 92 67.65%	Underperform Votes 44 32.35%
Colefax Group	Outperform Votes 113 71.07%	Underperform Votes 46 28.93%

Which has more volatility and risk, VEL or CFX?

Velocity Composites has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Colefax Group has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VEL or CFX?

40.9% of Velocity Composites shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of Colefax Group shares are held by institutional investors. 40.1% of Velocity Composites shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 36.5% of Colefax Group shares are held by 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

Colefax Group beats Velocity Composites on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.