Calnex Solutions (CLX) Competitors

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

Is ANP or CLX a better dividend stock?

Anpario pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Calnex Solutions pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Anpario pays out 6,111.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media refer more to ANP or CLX?

In the previous week, Anpario had 5 more articles in the media than Calnex Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Anpario and 0 mentions for Calnex Solutions. Anpario's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Calnex Solutions' score of 0.00 indicating that Anpario is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Anpario	Positive
Calnex Solutions	Neutral

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

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

Is ANP or CLX 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 7.69% beat Calnex Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Anpario	9.23%	7.69%	5.51%
Calnex Solutions	0.25%	0.15%	-1.02%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ANP or CLX?

Calnex Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Anpario.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Anpario	£32.72M	2.35	£3.02M	£0.18	2,523.06
Calnex Solutions	£16.27M	3.82	£3.10M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend ANP or CLX?

Anpario currently has a consensus price target of GBX 435, suggesting a potential downside of 4.22%. Calnex Solutions has a consensus price target of GBX 115, suggesting a potential upside of 61.93%. Given Calnex Solutions' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Calnex Solutions is more favorable than Anpario.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ANP or CLX?

Anpario received 151 more outperform votes than Calnex Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Calnex Solutions an outperform vote while only 64.85% of users gave Anpario an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Anpario	Outperform Votes 155 64.85%	Underperform Votes 84 35.15%
Calnex Solutions	Outperform Votes 4 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has more risk and volatility, ANP or CLX?

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

Summary

Anpario beats Calnex Solutions on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.