Clarkson (CKN) Competitors GBX 3,600 +85.00 (+2.42%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades CKN vs. ICGC, OCN, GPH, FSJ, BMS, MPL, HSV, COB, EZJ, and RS1Should 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), HomeServe (HSV), Cobham (COB), easyJet (EZJ), and RS Group (RS1). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. Clarkson vs. Irish Continental Group Ocean Wilsons Global Ports James Fisher and Sons Braemar Mercantile Ports & Logistics HomeServe Cobham easyJet RS Group 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 media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is CKN or ICGC a better dividend stock? Clarkson pays an annual dividend of GBX 104 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Irish Continental Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CKN or ICGC? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformClarksonOutperform Votes22679.30% Underperform Votes5920.70% Irish Continental GroupOutperform Votes7270.59% Underperform Votes3029.41% Which has more risk & volatility, CKN or ICGC? Clarkson has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Irish Continental Group has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CKN or ICGC? 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 RatioClarkson£628.40M1.76£82.30M£2.681,343.28Irish Continental Group£593.50M1.26£62.40M£0.301,516.67 Does the media favor CKN or ICGC? In the previous week, 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 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 22.98% beat Clarkson's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Clarkson13.10% 19.09% 7.79% Irish Continental Group 10.51%22.98%6.96% Do analysts rate CKN or ICGC? Clarkson currently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,590, suggesting a potential upside of 27.50%. Given Clarkson's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Irish Continental Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A SummaryClarkson beats Irish Continental Group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CKN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricClarksonMarine Shipping IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.10B£3.21B£3.86B£1.54BDividend Yield2.84%6.23%4.43%11.42%P/E Ratio1,343.281,034.55526.901,687.53Price / Sales1.7666.90419.47223,574.70Price / Cash3.634.7626.4735.45Price / Book2.391.423.602.85Net Income£82.30M£98.73M£184.04M£143.44M7 Day Performance3.90%-1.04%0.08%0.11%1 Month Performance-2.04%-2.21%0.00%-0.15%1 Year Performance30.67%17.37%29.28%14.81% Clarkson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CKNClarksonN/AGBX 3,600+2.4%GBX 4,590+27.5%+35.0%£1.10B£628.40M1,343.282,024ICGCIrish Continental GroupN/AGBX 455-4.4%N/A+19.1%£748.84M£593.50M1,516.67288Gap DownOCNOcean WilsonsN/AGBX 1,355-1.1%N/A+46.1%£479.13M£519.35M1,018.8074,200GPHGlobal PortsN/AGBX 300-4.5%N/A+34.2%£231.21M£193.58M30,000.0020FSJJames Fisher and Sons0.3705 of 5 starsGBX 340-1.0%GBX 375+10.3%+13.5%£171.33M£465.70M-350.522,041High Trading VolumeBMSBraemar3.5921 of 5 starsGBX 243-2.8%GBX 410+68.7%N/A£74.26M£152.75M1,869.23400Dividend IncreasePositive NewsMPLMercantile Ports & LogisticsN/AGBX 1.40+9.8%N/A-58.0%£4.99M£3.83M-12.7544News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeHSVHomeServeN/AGBX 1,198flatN/A+0.0%£4.05B£1.53B2,995.007,400COBCobhamN/AGBX 164.50flatN/A+0.0%£3.96B£1.97B-86.5810,898EZJeasyJet2.9035 of 5 starsGBX 515.80+1.0%GBX 641.67+24.4%+40.8%£3.88B£8.75B1,052.6516,697Dividend CutRS1RS Group1.265 of 5 starsGBX 712.50+0.2%GBX 841.67+18.1%+3.7%£3.38B£2.94B1,826.926,500 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Irish Continental Group Competitors Ocean Wilsons Competitors Global Ports Competitors James Fisher and Sons Competitors Braemar Competitors Mercantile Ports & Logistics Competitors HomeServe Competitors Cobham Competitors easyJet Competitors RS Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:CKN) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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