Colefax Group (CFX) Competitors GBX 771 +1.00 (+0.13%) As of 03:52 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsBuy This Stock CFX vs. SHG, FIF, IES, RM, SBSI, OFG, FCAP, OBT, PFC, and TRINShould you be buying Colefax Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Colefax Group include Shanta Gold (SHG), Finsbury Food Group (FIF), Invinity Energy Systems (IES), RM (RM), Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust (SBSI), Octopus Future Generations VCT (OFG), Cavendish Financial (FCAP), Obtala (OBT), Petrofac (PFC), and Trinity Exploration & Production (TRIN). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Colefax Group vs. Its Competitors Shanta Gold Finsbury Food Group Invinity Energy Systems RM Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust Octopus Future Generations VCT Cavendish Financial Obtala Petrofac Trinity Exploration & Production Colefax Group (LON:CFX) and Shanta Gold (LON:SHG) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation. Is CFX or SHG 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 Colefax Group5.41% 18.88% 6.87% Shanta Gold 8.96%8.47%7.61% Which has better valuation & earnings, CFX or SHG? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioColefax Group£101.60M0.44£5.49M£93.798.22Shanta Gold£150.50M0.00£13.48M£0.01N/A Which has more volatility and risk, CFX or SHG? Colefax Group has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shanta Gold has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer CFX or SHG? In the previous week, Colefax Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Shanta Gold'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Colefax Group Neutral Shanta Gold Neutral Is CFX or SHG a better dividend stock? Colefax Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Shanta Gold pays an annual dividend of GBX 0 per share. Colefax Group pays out 6.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shanta Gold pays out 25.6% 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. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CFX or SHG? 54.4% of Colefax Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Shanta Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.5% of Colefax Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.2% of Shanta Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryShanta Gold beats Colefax Group on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Colefax Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CFX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CFX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CFX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricColefax GroupFurnishings, Fixtures & Appliances IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£45.16M£601.33M£3.39B£3.00BDividend Yield0.68%3.38%3.53%5.02%P/E Ratio8.2210.3571.82169.74Price / Sales0.4442.1671.89285,731.20Price / Cash2.3511.5431.1627.97Price / Book1.501.363.754.57Net Income£5.49M£12.18M£264.31M£5.90B7 Day Performance-1.15%-2.16%-0.48%2.60%1 Month Performance-2.41%-0.74%1.82%8.73%1 Year Performance-12.39%-12.01%2,617.43%64.80% Colefax Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CFXColefax GroupN/AGBX 771+0.1%N/AN/A£45.16M£101.60M8.2255,900SHGShanta GoldN/AN/AN/AN/A£154.98M£150.50M1,476.00190High Trading VolumeFIFFinsbury Food GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£143.42M£413.74M1,375.00206IESInvinity Energy Systems2.4359 of 5 starsGBX 24+2.1%GBX 40+66.7%+19.0%£104.97M£15.88M-2.76140News CoverageGap DownRMRMN/AGBX 94-0.5%N/A+16.4%£79.40M£189.50M-1.711,990Trending NewsEarnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeSBSISchroder BSC Social Impact TrustN/AGBX 77-1.9%N/A-12.0%£63.42M£2.21M61.22810Positive NewsOFGOctopus Future Generations VCTN/AGBX 84.50flatN/AN/A£34.75MN/A0.002,250High Trading VolumeFCAPCavendish FinancialN/AN/AN/AN/A£28.61M£32.15M-263.33220Gap DownOBTObtalaN/AN/AN/AN/A£28.50M£14.89M-1.86210Gap DownPFCPetrofacN/AN/AN/AN/A£26.88M£3.30B-0.058,600Gap UpTRINTrinity Exploration & ProductionN/AN/AN/AN/A£26.38M£69.83M-523.0840 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SHG Competitors FIF Competitors IES Competitors RM Competitors SBSI Competitors OFG Competitors FCAP Competitors OBT Competitors PFC Competitors TRIN Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:CFX) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDrilling With a $3.5B Discovery Partner in Its CornerA small-cap explorer is about to drill for high-grade gold in a region known for multi-million-ounce discoveri...The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredBank of America Says Gold Could Hit $4,000. 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