Centaur Media (CAU) Competitors

The Pebble Group (LON:PEBB) and Centaur Media (LON:CAU) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PEBB or CAU?

94.1% of The Pebble Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Centaur Media shares are held by institutional investors. 12.0% of The Pebble Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of Centaur Media shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PEBB or CAU a better dividend stock?

The Pebble Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Centaur Media pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. The Pebble Group pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Centaur Media pays out 6,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media refer more to PEBB or CAU?

In the previous week, The Pebble Group had 1 more articles in the media than Centaur Media. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Pebble Group and 0 mentions for Centaur Media. Centaur Media's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat The Pebble Group's score of -0.21 indicating that Centaur Media is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Pebble Group	Neutral
Centaur Media	Neutral

Do analysts rate PEBB or CAU?

The Pebble Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 150, suggesting a potential upside of 206.12%. Given The Pebble Group's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe The Pebble Group is more favorable than Centaur Media.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Pebble Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Centaur Media	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PEBB or CAU?

Centaur Media received 404 more outperform votes than The Pebble Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 90.24% of users gave The Pebble Group an outperform vote while only 76.56% of users gave Centaur Media an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Pebble Group	Outperform Votes 37 90.24%	Underperform Votes 4 9.76%
Centaur Media	Outperform Votes 441 76.56%	Underperform Votes 135 23.44%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PEBB or CAU?

The Pebble Group has higher revenue and earnings than Centaur Media. Centaur Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Pebble 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
The Pebble Group	£121.61M	0.67	£5.76M	£0.03	1,633.33
Centaur Media	£35.95M	0.95	£4.65M	£0.03	783.33

Which has more risk and volatility, PEBB or CAU?

The Pebble Group has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centaur Media has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PEBB or CAU more profitable?

Centaur Media has a net margin of 11.29% compared to The Pebble Group's net margin of 4.74%. Centaur Media's return on equity of 10.71% beat The Pebble Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Pebble Group	4.74%	6.66%	3.90%
Centaur Media	11.29%	10.71%	6.26%

Summary

The Pebble Group beats Centaur Media on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.