Anpario (ANP) Competitors

Anpario (LON:ANP) and Calnex Solutions (LON:CLX) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is ANP or CLX a better dividend stock?

Anpario pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Calnex Solutions pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Anpario pays out 6,111.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media refer more to ANP or CLX?

In the previous week, Calnex Solutions had 2 more articles in the media than Anpario. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Calnex Solutions and 1 mentions for Anpario. Anpario's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Calnex Solutions' score of -0.03 indicating that Anpario is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Anpario	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Calnex Solutions	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ANP or CLX more profitable?

Anpario has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Calnex Solutions' net margin of 0.25%. Anpario's return on equity of 7.69% beat Calnex Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Anpario	9.23%	7.69%	5.51%
Calnex Solutions	0.25%	0.15%	-1.02%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ANP or CLX?

Calnex Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Anpario.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Anpario	£32.72M	1.76	£3.02M	£0.18	1,888.89
Calnex Solutions	£16.27M	3.28	£3.10M	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, ANP or CLX?

Anpario has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calnex Solutions has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ANP or CLX?

Anpario currently has a consensus price target of GBX 370, suggesting a potential upside of 8.82%. Calnex Solutions has a consensus price target of GBX 115, suggesting a potential upside of 88.52%. Given Calnex Solutions' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Calnex Solutions is more favorable than Anpario.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Anpario	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Calnex Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ANP or CLX?

44.1% of Anpario shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.4% of Calnex Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of Anpario shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Calnex Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ANP or CLX?

Anpario received 150 more outperform votes than Calnex Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Calnex Solutions an outperform vote while only 64.71% of users gave Anpario an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Anpario	Outperform Votes 154 64.71%	Underperform Votes 84 35.29%
Calnex Solutions	Outperform Votes 4 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

Anpario beats Calnex Solutions on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.