CLS (CLI) Competitors

Workspace Group (LON:WKP) and CLS (LON:CLI) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer WKP or CLI?

In the previous week, Workspace Group and Workspace Group both had 1 articles in the media. CLS's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Workspace Group's score of 0.00 indicating that CLS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Workspace Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CLS	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, WKP or CLI?

Workspace Group has higher revenue and earnings than CLS. Workspace Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CLS, 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
Workspace Group	£184.50M	4.67	-£192.71M	-£100.27	-4.47
CLS	£154.62M	1.86	-£207.36M	-£51.90	-1.39

Do analysts prefer WKP or CLI?

Workspace Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 647.50, suggesting a potential upside of 44.37%. CLS has a consensus price target of GBX 114, suggesting a potential upside of 57.89%. Given CLS's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CLS is more favorable than Workspace Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Workspace Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
CLS	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is WKP or CLI a better dividend stock?

Workspace Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. CLS pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Workspace Group pays out -27.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CLS pays out -15.4% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, WKP or CLI?

Workspace Group has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CLS has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WKP or CLI?

Workspace Group received 147 more outperform votes than CLS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 84.71% of users gave CLS an outperform vote while only 70.27% of users gave Workspace Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Workspace Group	Outperform Votes 546 70.27%	Underperform Votes 231 29.73%
CLS	Outperform Votes 399 84.71%	Underperform Votes 72 15.29%

Is WKP or CLI more profitable?

Workspace Group has a net margin of -104.45% compared to CLS's net margin of -134.11%. Workspace Group's return on equity of -12.20% beat CLS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Workspace Group	-104.45%	-12.20%	2.35%
CLS	-134.11%	-23.42%	2.30%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in WKP or CLI?

63.1% of Workspace Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.7% of CLS shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.2% of Workspace Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 66.4% of CLS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Workspace Group beats CLS on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.