Clarkson (CKN) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to ICGC or CKN?

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 1.11 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	Positive
Clarkson	Neutral

Is ICGC or CKN 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
Irish Continental Group	10.51%	22.21%	6.96%
Clarkson	13.10%	17.96%	7.79%

Is ICGC or CKN a better dividend stock?

Irish Continental Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share. Clarkson pays an annual dividend of GBX 104 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Irish Continental Group pays out 41.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Clarkson pays out 38.7% 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 recommend ICGC or CKN?

Clarkson has a consensus target price of GBX 4,562.50, indicating a potential upside of 41.45%. Given Clarkson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, ICGC or CKN?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ICGC or CKN?

Clarkson has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Irish Continental Group. Irish Continental Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clarkson, 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
Irish Continental Group	£703.84M	0.00	£74.00M	£31.01	N/A
Clarkson	£632.60M	1.57	£82.85M	£268.73	12.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ICGC or CKN?

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

Summary

Clarkson beats Irish Continental Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.