CMO Group (CMO) Competitors

Kingfisher (LON:KGF) and CMO Group (LON:CMO) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has better valuation and earnings, KGF or CMO?

Kingfisher has higher revenue and earnings than CMO Group. CMO Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kingfisher, 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
Kingfisher	£12.28B	0.36	£329.55M	£18.77	13.41
CMO Group	£61.18M	0.06	-£2.32M	-£3.63	-1.45

Does the media refer more to KGF or CMO?

In the previous week, Kingfisher had 37 more articles in the media than CMO Group. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Kingfisher and 0 mentions for CMO Group. Kingfisher's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat CMO Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Kingfisher is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kingfisher	Positive
CMO Group	Neutral

Is KGF or CMO more profitable?

Kingfisher has a net margin of 2.68% compared to CMO Group's net margin of -3.79%. Kingfisher's return on equity of 5.23% beat CMO Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kingfisher	2.68%	5.23%	3.55%
CMO Group	-3.79%	-15.59%	-3.98%

Do analysts recommend KGF or CMO?

Kingfisher presently has a consensus price target of GBX 301.67, suggesting a potential upside of 19.90%. Given Kingfisher's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kingfisher is more favorable than CMO Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kingfisher	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
CMO Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KGF or CMO?

Kingfisher received 866 more outperform votes than CMO Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave CMO Group an outperform vote while only 56.67% of users gave Kingfisher an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kingfisher	Outperform Votes 867 56.67%	Underperform Votes 663 43.33%
CMO Group	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KGF or CMO?

80.6% of Kingfisher shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of CMO Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Kingfisher shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.3% of CMO Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, KGF or CMO?

Kingfisher has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CMO Group has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kingfisher beats CMO Group on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.