Cavendish Financial (CAV) Competitors

Peel Hunt (LON:PEEL) and Cavendish Financial (LON:CAV) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.

Does the media prefer PEEL or CAV?

In the previous week, Cavendish Financial had 10 more articles in the media than Peel Hunt. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Cavendish Financial and 0 mentions for Peel Hunt. Cavendish Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Peel Hunt's score of 0.00 indicating that Cavendish Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Peel Hunt	Neutral
Cavendish Financial	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, PEEL or CAV?

Peel Hunt has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cavendish Financial has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PEEL or CAV?

27.1% of Peel Hunt shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.4% of Cavendish Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.0% of Peel Hunt shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 59.2% of Cavendish Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PEEL or CAV?

Peel Hunt has higher revenue and earnings than Cavendish Financial. Peel Hunt is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cavendish Financial, 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
Peel Hunt	£83.59M	1.60	-£3.20M	-£0.03	-3,633.33
Cavendish Financial	£47.37M	0.76	-£3.55M	-£0.01	-1,088.50

Is PEEL or CAV a better dividend stock?

Peel Hunt pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Cavendish Financial pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.4%. Peel Hunt pays out -10,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cavendish Financial pays out -20,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cavendish Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PEEL or CAV?

Peel Hunt and Cavendish Financial both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Peel Hunt	N/A	N/A
Cavendish Financial	N/A	N/A

Is PEEL or CAV more profitable?

Peel Hunt has a net margin of -3.83% compared to Cavendish Financial's net margin of -7.49%. Peel Hunt's return on equity of -3.46% beat Cavendish Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Peel Hunt	-3.83%	-3.46%	-0.50%
Cavendish Financial	-7.49%	-10.81%	-5.44%

Summary

Cavendish Financial beats Peel Hunt on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.