Celtic (CCP) Competitors

Celtic (LON:CCP) and DX (Group) (LON:DX) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Do analysts rate CCP or DX?

Celtic currently has a consensus target price of GBX 202, suggesting a potential upside of 36.95%. Given Celtic's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Celtic is more favorable than DX (Group).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Celtic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
DX (Group)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media prefer CCP or DX?

In the previous week, Celtic and Celtic both had 1 articles in the media. DX (Group)'s average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat Celtic's score of 0.00 indicating that DX (Group) is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celtic	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
DX (Group)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CCP or DX?

DX (Group) received 60 more outperform votes than Celtic when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.91% of users gave Celtic an outperform vote while only 64.56% of users gave DX (Group) an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Celtic	Outperform Votes 93 66.91%	Underperform Votes 46 33.09%
DX (Group)	Outperform Votes 153 64.56%	Underperform Votes 84 35.44%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CCP or DX?

17.8% of Celtic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of DX (Group) shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.4% of Celtic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.4% of DX (Group) shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CCP or DX?

Celtic has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DX (Group) has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CCP or DX more profitable?

Celtic has a net margin of 10.74% compared to DX (Group)'s net margin of 4.84%. DX (Group)'s return on equity of 36.77% beat Celtic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celtic	10.74%	11.65%	2.20%
DX (Group)	4.84%	36.77%	8.00%

Which has better earnings and valuation, CCP or DX?

DX (Group) has higher revenue and earnings than Celtic. DX (Group) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celtic, 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
Celtic	£124.58M	1.12	£13.38M	£0.25	590.00
DX (Group)	£471.20M	0.00	£22.80M	£0.04	N/A

Summary

DX (Group) beats Celtic on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.