Castings (CGS) Competitors

ITM Power (LON:ITM) and Castings (LON:CGS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media favor ITM or CGS?

In the previous week, Castings had 10 more articles in the media than ITM Power. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Castings and 1 mentions for ITM Power. ITM Power's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Castings' score of 0.42 indicating that ITM Power is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ITM Power	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Castings	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ITM or CGS?

ITM Power received 58 more outperform votes than Castings when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.17% of users gave Castings an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave ITM Power an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ITM Power	Outperform Votes 174 66.67%	Underperform Votes 87 33.33%
Castings	Outperform Votes 116 71.17%	Underperform Votes 47 28.83%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ITM or CGS?

Castings has higher revenue and earnings than ITM Power. ITM Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Castings, 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
ITM Power	£16.51M	13.54	-£27.22M	-£0.04	-906.50
Castings	£224.41M	0.52	£16.72M	£0.38	700.00

Do analysts rate ITM or CGS?

ITM Power currently has a consensus target price of GBX 74.50, indicating a potential upside of 105.46%. Castings has a consensus target price of GBX 340, indicating a potential upside of 27.82%. Given ITM Power's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ITM Power is more favorable than Castings.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ITM Power	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Castings	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ITM or CGS?

37.3% of ITM Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.7% of Castings shares are held by institutional investors. 48.3% of ITM Power shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.4% of Castings shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, ITM or CGS?

ITM Power has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Castings has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ITM or CGS more profitable?

Castings has a net margin of 7.45% compared to ITM Power's net margin of -164.90%. Castings' return on equity of 12.59% beat ITM Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ITM Power	-164.90%	-9.65%	-5.81%
Castings	7.45%	12.59%	7.09%

Summary

Castings beats ITM Power on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.