Celtic (CCP) Competitors

Celtic (LON:CCP) and Molten Ventures (LON:GROW) 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 risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, CCP or GROW?

Celtic has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Molten Ventures has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CCP or GROW?

Celtic has higher revenue and earnings than Molten Ventures. Molten Ventures 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	£68.79M	2.06	£11.82M	£14.29	11.21
Molten Ventures	£9.10M	57.27	-£33.58M	-£17.88	-15.66

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CCP or GROW?

Molten Ventures received 160 more outperform votes than Celtic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.20% of users gave Molten Ventures an outperform vote while only 67.14% of users gave Celtic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Celtic	Outperform Votes 94 67.14%	Underperform Votes 46 32.86%
Molten Ventures	Outperform Votes 254 77.20%	Underperform Votes 75 22.80%

Does the media refer more to CCP or GROW?

In the previous week, Molten Ventures had 2 more articles in the media than Celtic. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Molten Ventures and 1 mentions for Celtic. Molten Ventures' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Celtic's score of 0.00 indicating that Molten Ventures 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
Molten Ventures	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CCP or GROW more profitable?

Celtic has a net margin of 17.19% compared to Molten Ventures' net margin of -369.09%. Celtic's return on equity of 14.28% beat Molten Ventures' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celtic	17.19%	14.28%	2.20%
Molten Ventures	-369.09%	-3.42%	-3.46%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CCP or GROW?

17.8% of Celtic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.7% of Molten Ventures shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.4% of Celtic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Molten Ventures shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend CCP or GROW?

Celtic presently has a consensus price target of GBX 205, indicating a potential upside of 27.98%. Molten Ventures has a consensus price target of GBX 580, indicating a potential upside of 107.14%. Given Molten Ventures' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Molten Ventures is more favorable than Celtic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Celtic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Molten Ventures	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Celtic beats Molten Ventures on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.