Century Global Commodities (CNT) Competitors

Century Global Commodities (TSE:CNT) and Ceres Global (TSE:CRP) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is CNT or CRP more profitable?

Ceres Global has a net margin of 0.55% compared to Century Global Commodities' net margin of -10.76%. Ceres Global's return on equity of 3.30% beat Century Global Commodities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Global Commodities	-10.76%	-8.01%	-5.22%
Ceres Global	0.55%	3.30%	3.99%

Which has better earnings & valuation, CNT or CRP?

Ceres Global has higher revenue and earnings than Century Global Commodities. Century Global Commodities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ceres Global, 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
Century Global Commodities	C$13.66M	0.35	-C$1.39M	-C$0.01	-4.00
Ceres Global	C$595.28M	0.21	C$3.28M	C$0.24	24.98

Does the media favor CNT or CRP?

In the previous week, Century Global Commodities' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Ceres Global's score of 0.00 indicating that Century Global Commodities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Century Global Commodities	Very Positive
Ceres Global	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CNT or CRP?

0.8% of Century Global Commodities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Ceres Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 69.4% of Century Global Commodities shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Ceres Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, CNT or CRP?

Century Global Commodities has a beta of -0.76245, suggesting that its share price is 176% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ceres Global has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ceres Global beats Century Global Commodities on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.