Georgia Capital (CGEO) Competitors

Georgia Capital (LON:CGEO) and MS INTERNATIONAL (LON:MSI) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, CGEO or MSI?

Georgia Capital has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MS INTERNATIONAL has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CGEO or MSI?

In the previous week, MS INTERNATIONAL had 1 more articles in the media than Georgia Capital. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MS INTERNATIONAL and 2 mentions for Georgia Capital. Georgia Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat MS INTERNATIONAL's score of 0.48 indicating that Georgia Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Georgia Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MS INTERNATIONAL	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CGEO or MSI?

62.4% of Georgia Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of MS INTERNATIONAL shares are held by institutional investors. 18.1% of Georgia Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.8% of MS INTERNATIONAL shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CGEO or MSI more profitable?

Georgia Capital has a net margin of 58.75% compared to MS INTERNATIONAL's net margin of 10.49%. MS INTERNATIONAL's return on equity of 24.42% beat Georgia Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Georgia Capital	58.75%	4.87%	3.51%
MS INTERNATIONAL	10.49%	24.42%	8.03%

Which has better earnings & valuation, CGEO or MSI?

Georgia Capital has higher revenue and earnings than MS INTERNATIONAL. Georgia Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MS INTERNATIONAL, 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
Georgia Capital	£268.07M	3.06	£157.49M	£405.10	5.23
MS INTERNATIONAL	£107.14M	1.81	£11.24M	£71.74	17.00

Summary

Georgia Capital beats MS INTERNATIONAL on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.