Clarkson (CKN) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, CKN or ICGC?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CKN or ICGC?

Clarkson received 157 more outperform votes than Irish Continental Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.51% of users gave Clarkson an outperform vote while only 70.59% of users gave Irish Continental Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Clarkson	Outperform Votes 229 79.51%	Underperform Votes 59 20.49%
Irish Continental Group	Outperform Votes 72 70.59%	Underperform Votes 30 29.41%

Is CKN or ICGC a better dividend stock?

Clarkson pays an annual dividend of GBX 104 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Irish Continental Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Clarkson pays out 38.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Irish Continental Group pays out 41.9% 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. Clarkson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer CKN or ICGC?

Clarkson presently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,562.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.52%. 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
Clarkson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Irish Continental Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CKN or ICGC?

Clarkson has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clarkson	£632.60M	1.72	£82.85M	£268.73	13.11
Irish Continental Group	£703.84M	1.27	£74.00M	£31.01	14.51

Is CKN or ICGC more profitable?

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 22.21% beat Clarkson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clarkson	13.10%	17.96%	7.79%
Irish Continental Group	10.51%	22.21%	6.96%

Does the media favor CKN or ICGC?

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. Clarkson's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Irish Continental Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Clarkson	Neutral
Irish Continental Group	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CKN or ICGC?

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

Summary

Clarkson beats Irish Continental Group on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.