Calnex Solutions (CLX) Competitors

Calnex Solutions (LON:CLX) and Anpario (LON:ANP) are both small-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer CLX or ANP?

Calnex Solutions currently has a consensus target price of GBX 115, suggesting a potential upside of 142.28%. Anpario has a consensus target price of GBX 435, suggesting a potential upside of 9.57%. Given Calnex Solutions' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Calnex Solutions is more favorable than Anpario.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calnex Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Anpario	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CLX or ANP?

Anpario has higher revenue and earnings than Calnex Solutions. Anpario is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calnex Solutions, 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
Calnex Solutions	£16.52M	2.55	£40.61K	£0.05	1,050.12
Anpario	£33.50M	2.02	£3.09M	£18.11	21.92

Which has more volatility & risk, CLX or ANP?

Calnex Solutions has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anpario has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CLX or ANP?

In the previous week, Anpario's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Calnex Solutions' score of 0.00 indicating that Anpario is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Calnex Solutions	Neutral
Anpario	Positive

Is CLX or ANP a better dividend stock?

Calnex Solutions pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Anpario pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Calnex Solutions pays out 2,212.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Anpario pays out 60.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anpario is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CLX or ANP?

48.4% of Calnex Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of Anpario shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.2% of Calnex Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of Anpario shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CLX or ANP more profitable?

Anpario has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Calnex Solutions' net margin of 0.25%. Anpario's return on equity of 8.74% beat Calnex Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calnex Solutions	0.25%	0.15%	-1.02%
Anpario	9.23%	8.74%	5.51%

Summary

Anpario beats Calnex Solutions on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.