The Alumasc Group (ALU) Competitors

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (LON:COD) and The Alumasc Group (LON:ALU) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor COD or ALU?

The Alumasc Group received 238 more outperform votes than Compagnie de Saint-Gobain when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.92% of users gave The Alumasc Group an outperform vote while only 76.68% of users gave Compagnie de Saint-Gobain an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain	Outperform Votes 194 76.68%	Underperform Votes 59 23.32%
The Alumasc Group	Outperform Votes 432 82.92%	Underperform Votes 89 17.08%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in COD or ALU?

52.6% of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.8% of The Alumasc Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.0% of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 47.2% of The Alumasc 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.

Is COD or ALU more profitable?

The Alumasc Group has a net margin of 8.69% compared to Compagnie de Saint-Gobain's net margin of 6.20%. The Alumasc Group's return on equity of 29.51% beat Compagnie de Saint-Gobain's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain	6.20%	12.41%	5.45%
The Alumasc Group	8.69%	29.51%	11.16%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, COD or ALU?

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has higher revenue and earnings than The Alumasc Group. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Alumasc 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
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain	£46.45B	0.01	£2.88B	£5.69	15.23
The Alumasc Group	£100.72M	1.11	£8.75M	£0.24	1,295.83

Is COD or ALU a better dividend stock?

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain pays an annual dividend of GBX 210 per share and has a dividend yield of 242.3%. The Alumasc Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain pays out 3,690.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Alumasc Group pays out 4,583.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, COD or ALU?

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Alumasc Group has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor COD or ALU?

In the previous week, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain had 1 more articles in the media than The Alumasc Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Compagnie de Saint-Gobain and 0 mentions for The Alumasc Group. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat The Alumasc Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Compagnie de Saint-Gobain is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain	Positive
The Alumasc Group	Neutral

Summary

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain beats The Alumasc Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.