Colefax Group (CFX) Competitors

Colefax Group (LON:CFX) and McBride (LON:MCB) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.

Is CFX or MCB a better dividend stock?

Colefax Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. McBride pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Colefax Group pays out 681.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. McBride pays out 526.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. McBride is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, CFX or MCB?

Colefax Group has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McBride has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CFX or MCB more profitable?

Colefax Group has a net margin of 5.41% compared to McBride's net margin of 3.56%. McBride's return on equity of 66.27% beat Colefax Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Colefax Group	5.41%	17.64%	6.87%
McBride	3.56%	66.27%	8.54%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CFX or MCB?

McBride has higher revenue and earnings than Colefax Group. McBride is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colefax 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
Colefax Group	£107.16M	0.46	£5.79M	£0.88	909.09
McBride	£934.80M	0.20	£33.30M	£0.19	571.05

Does the media favor CFX or MCB?

In the previous week, McBride had 7 more articles in the media than Colefax Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for McBride and 0 mentions for Colefax Group. McBride's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Colefax Group's score of 0.00 indicating that McBride is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Colefax Group	Neutral
McBride	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CFX or MCB?

54.4% of Colefax Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.7% of McBride shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.5% of Colefax Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of McBride shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CFX or MCB?

McBride received 357 more outperform votes than Colefax Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.18% of users gave McBride an outperform vote while only 71.07% of users gave Colefax Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Colefax Group	Outperform Votes 113 71.07%	Underperform Votes 46 28.93%
McBride	Outperform Votes 470 77.18%	Underperform Votes 139 22.82%

Summary

McBride beats Colefax Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.