Ceres Global (CRP) Competitors

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

Is GCL or CRP more profitable?

Ceres Global has a net margin of 0.55% compared to Colabor Group's net margin of 0.14%. Ceres Global's return on equity of 3.30% beat Colabor Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Colabor Group	0.14%	0.83%	3.28%
Ceres Global	0.55%	3.30%	3.99%

Does the media refer more to GCL or CRP?

In the previous week, Ceres Global had 6 more articles in the media than Colabor Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ceres Global and 1 mentions for Colabor Group. Ceres Global's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Colabor Group's score of -0.92 indicating that Ceres Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Colabor Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Ceres Global	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GCL or CRP?

Colabor Group received 231 more outperform votes than Ceres Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.83% of users gave Colabor Group an outperform vote while only 63.03% of users gave Ceres Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Colabor Group	Outperform Votes 306 70.83%	Underperform Votes 126 29.17%
Ceres Global	Outperform Votes 75 63.03%	Underperform Votes 44 36.97%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GCL or CRP?

14.7% of Colabor Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Ceres Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.0% of Colabor Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Ceres Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, GCL or CRP?

Colabor Group has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% 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.

Do analysts recommend GCL or CRP?

Colabor Group currently has a consensus target price of C$1.90, suggesting a potential upside of 123.53%. Given Colabor Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Colabor Group is more favorable than Ceres Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Colabor Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ceres Global	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, GCL or CRP?

Ceres Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Colabor Group. Ceres Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colabor 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
Colabor Group	C$627.99M	0.13	C$863.59K	C$0.01	93.45
Ceres Global	C$595.28M	0.21	C$3.28M	C$0.24	24.69

Summary

Colabor Group and Ceres Global tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.