Colabor Group (GCL) Competitors

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

Does the media favor CRP or GCL?

In the previous week, Colabor Group had 2 more articles in the media than Ceres Global. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Colabor Group and 1 mentions for Ceres Global. Colabor Group's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Ceres Global's score of 0.00 indicating that Colabor Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, CRP or GCL?

Ceres Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Ceres Global	C$595.28M	0.21	C$3.28M	C$0.24	24.86
Colabor Group	C$627.99M	0.14	C$863.59K	C$0.01	97.84

Which has more risk & volatility, CRP or GCL?

Ceres Global has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Colabor Group has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CRP or GCL?

69.6% of Ceres Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.7% of Colabor Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Ceres Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.0% of Colabor 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.

Do analysts recommend CRP or GCL?

Colabor Group has a consensus price target of C$1.90, indicating a potential upside of 113.48%. Given Colabor Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Colabor Group is more favorable than Ceres Global.

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

Is CRP or GCL 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
Ceres Global	0.55%	3.30%	3.99%
Colabor Group	0.14%	0.83%	3.28%

Summary

Colabor Group beats Ceres Global on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.