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Clarkson (CKN) Competitors

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GBX 3,600 +45.00 (+1.27%)
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CKN vs. ICGC, OCN, GPH, FSJ, BMS, MPL, IMI, HSV, COB, and EZJ

Should you be buying Clarkson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Clarkson include Irish Continental Group (ICGC), Ocean Wilsons (OCN), Global Ports (GPH), James Fisher and Sons (FSJ), Braemar (BMS), Mercantile Ports & Logistics (MPL), IMI (IMI), HomeServe (HSV), Cobham (COB), and easyJet (EZJ). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

Clarkson vs.

Irish Continental Group (LON:ICGC) and Clarkson (LON:CKN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Irish Continental Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Clarkson pays an annual dividend of GBX 104 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Irish Continental Group pays out 4,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Clarkson pays out 3,880.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Clarkson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

44.7% of Irish Continental Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Clarkson shares are held by institutional investors. 24.0% of Irish Continental Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of Clarkson shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Irish Continental Group has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clarkson has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Clarkson received 154 more outperform votes than Irish Continental Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.30% of users gave Clarkson an outperform vote while only 70.59% of users gave Irish Continental Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Irish Continental GroupOutperform Votes
72
70.59%
Underperform Votes
30
29.41%
ClarksonOutperform Votes
226
79.30%
Underperform Votes
59
20.70%

In the previous week, Irish Continental Group had 1 more articles in the media than Clarkson. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Irish Continental Group and 0 mentions for Clarkson. Irish Continental Group's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat Clarkson's score of 0.00 indicating that Irish Continental Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Irish Continental Group Neutral
Clarkson Neutral

Clarkson has a net margin of 13.10% compared to Irish Continental Group's net margin of 10.51%. Irish Continental Group's return on equity of 22.98% beat Clarkson's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Irish Continental Group10.51% 22.98% 6.96%
Clarkson 13.10%19.09%7.79%

Clarkson has higher revenue and earnings than Irish Continental Group. Clarkson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Irish Continental Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Irish Continental Group£593.50M1.27£62.40M£0.301,531.70
Clarkson£628.40M1.76£82.30M£2.681,343.28

Clarkson has a consensus price target of GBX 4,590, suggesting a potential upside of 27.50%. Given Clarkson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Clarkson is more favorable than Irish Continental Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Irish Continental Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Clarkson
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Clarkson beats Irish Continental Group on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CKN vs. The Competition

MetricClarksonMarine Shipping IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.10B£3.16B£3.95B£1.39B
Dividend Yield2.84%6.23%4.42%11.86%
P/E Ratio1,343.281,028.71524.351,573.12
Price / Sales1.7664.13416.52212,245.03
Price / Cash3.634.7627.8633.11
Price / Book2.391.403.542.79
Net Income£82.30M£98.73M£180.14M£154.04M
7 Day Performance-2.70%0.12%-0.65%-0.59%
1 Month Performance3.45%-3.13%-1.20%7.21%
1 Year Performance27.89%15.73%26.77%94.65%

Clarkson Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CKN
Clarkson
1.5906 of 5 stars
GBX 3,600
+1.3%
GBX 4,590
+27.5%
+25.6%£1.10B£628.40M1,343.282,024High Trading Volume
ICGC
Irish Continental Group
N/AGBX 459.51
+1.0%
N/AN/A£756.26M£593.50M1,516.67288
OCN
Ocean Wilsons
N/AGBX 1,230
+1.7%
N/A+6.6%£434.93M£519.35M913.5374,200News Coverage
GPH
Global Ports
N/AGBX 300
-4.5%
N/A+8.3%£231.21M£193.58M30,000.0020
FSJ
James Fisher and Sons
0.6388 of 5 stars
GBX 300
+0.3%
GBX 375
+25.0%
+15.0%£151.17M£465.70M-314.432,041
BMS
Braemar
2.2946 of 5 stars
GBX 239
-2.8%
GBX 410
+71.5%
N/A£73.04M£152.75M1,853.85400Dividend Increase
News Coverage
MPL
Mercantile Ports & Logistics
N/AGBX 1.20
-11.1%
N/A-46.0%£4.28M£3.83M-12.7544Gap Down
IMI
IMI
1.4528 of 5 stars
GBX 1,714
+1.1%
GBX 1,983.33
+15.7%
+8.2%£4.40B£2.21B1,750.5210,000
HSV
HomeServe
N/AGBX 1,198
flat
N/A+0.0%£4.05B£1.53B2,995.007,400
COB
Cobham
N/AGBX 164.50
flat
N/A+0.0%£3.96B£1.97B-86.5810,898
EZJ
easyJet
2.332 of 5 stars
GBX 511.80
-0.9%
GBX 641.67
+25.4%
+18.6%£3.85B£8.75B1,053.8816,697Dividend Cut

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This page (LON:CKN) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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