Anpario (ANP) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CLX or ANP?

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 64.58% of users gave Anpario an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Calnex Solutions	Outperform Votes 5 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Anpario	Outperform Votes 155 64.58%	Underperform Votes 85 35.42%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CLX or ANP?

48.4% of Calnex Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of Anpario shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.2% of Calnex Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of Anpario shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CLX or ANP 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 8.74% beat Calnex Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calnex Solutions	0.25%	0.15%	-1.02%
Anpario	9.23%	8.74%	5.51%

Is CLX or ANP a better dividend stock?

Calnex Solutions pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Anpario pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Calnex Solutions pays out 2,212.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Anpario pays out 60.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anpario is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate CLX or ANP?

Calnex Solutions presently has a consensus target price of GBX 115, suggesting a potential upside of 139.58%. Anpario has a consensus target price of GBX 435, suggesting a potential upside of 11.26%. Given Calnex Solutions' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Calnex Solutions is more favorable than Anpario.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calnex Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Anpario	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor CLX or ANP?

In the previous week, Anpario had 1 more articles in the media than Calnex Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Anpario and 1 mentions for Calnex Solutions. Anpario's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Calnex Solutions' score of 0.52 indicating that Anpario is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, CLX or ANP?

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CLX or ANP?

Anpario has higher revenue and earnings than Calnex Solutions. Anpario is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calnex Solutions, 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
Calnex Solutions	£16.52M	2.58	£40.61K	£0.05	1,061.95
Anpario	£33.50M	1.99	£3.09M	£18.11	21.59

Summary

Anpario beats Calnex Solutions on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.