Calnex Solutions (CLX) Competitors

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

Does the media favor ANP or CLX?

In the previous week, Calnex Solutions had 1 more articles in the media than Anpario. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Calnex Solutions and 0 mentions for Anpario. Calnex Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Anpario's score of 0.00 indicating that Calnex Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Anpario	Neutral
Calnex Solutions	Positive

Is ANP or CLX a better dividend stock?

Anpario pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Calnex Solutions pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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 MarketBeat Community favor ANP or CLX?

Anpario received 150 more outperform votes than Calnex Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Calnex Solutions an outperform vote while only 64.71% of users gave Anpario an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Anpario	Outperform Votes 154 64.71%	Underperform Votes 84 35.29%
Calnex Solutions	Outperform Votes 4 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

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%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ANP or CLX?

44.1% of Anpario shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.4% of Calnex Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 30.5% of Anpario shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Calnex Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & 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	1.63	£3.02M	£0.18	1,756.94
Calnex Solutions	£16.27M	2.96	£3.10M	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, ANP or CLX?

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

Do analysts recommend ANP or CLX?

Anpario presently has a consensus price target of GBX 370, suggesting a potential upside of 17.00%. Calnex Solutions has a consensus price target of GBX 115, suggesting a potential upside of 109.10%. Given Calnex Solutions' higher possible 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)	1 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

Summary

Calnex Solutions beats Anpario on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.