Colefax Group (CFX) Competitors

Shanta Gold (LON:SHG) and Colefax Group (LON:CFX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SHG or CFX?

Shanta Gold received 227 more outperform votes than Colefax Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.73% of users gave Shanta Gold an outperform vote while only 71.07% of users gave Colefax Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shanta Gold	Outperform Votes 340 82.73%	Underperform Votes 71 17.27%
Colefax Group	Outperform Votes 113 71.07%	Underperform Votes 46 28.93%

Is SHG or CFX a better dividend stock?

Shanta Gold pays an annual dividend of GBX 0 per share. Colefax Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Shanta Gold pays out 25.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Colefax Group pays out 6.4% 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. Colefax Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, SHG or CFX?

Shanta Gold has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Colefax Group has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SHG or CFX?

In the previous week, Shanta Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Colefax Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Shanta Gold	Neutral
Colefax Group	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SHG or CFX?

Shanta Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Colefax Group. Shanta Gold 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
Shanta Gold	£150.50M	0.00	£13.48M	£0.01	N/A
Colefax Group	£101.60M	0.48	£5.49M	£93.79	8.85

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SHG or CFX?

80.4% of Shanta Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of Colefax Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.2% of Shanta Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.5% of Colefax Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SHG or CFX more profitable?

Shanta Gold has a net margin of 8.96% compared to Colefax Group's net margin of 5.41%. Colefax Group's return on equity of 18.88% beat Shanta Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shanta Gold	8.96%	8.47%	7.61%
Colefax Group	5.41%	18.88%	6.87%

Summary

Shanta Gold beats Colefax Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.