Costain Group (COST) Competitors GBX 103.50 +3.00 (+2.99%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades COST vs. BIG, ELA, BOOT, BMPI, HAST, BILB, BCAP, POL, AEO, and HVTShould you be buying Costain Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Costain Group include Big Technologies (BIG), Eland Oil & Gas (ELA), Henry Boot (BOOT), BMO Managed Portfolio Trust PLC - Income Shares (BMPI), Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust (HAST), Bilby (BILB), Better Capital PCC Limited 2009 (BCAP.L) (BCAP), Polo Resources (POL), Aeorema Communications (AEO), and Heavitree Brewery (HVT). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Costain Group vs. Big Technologies Eland Oil & Gas Henry Boot BMO Managed Portfolio Trust PLC - Income Shares Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust Bilby Better Capital PCC Limited 2009 (BCAP.L) Polo Resources Aeorema Communications Heavitree Brewery Big Technologies (LON:BIG) and Costain Group (LON:COST) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer BIG or COST? In the previous week, Big Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than Costain Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Big Technologies and 1 mentions for Costain Group. Costain Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Big Technologies' score of -0.12 indicating that Costain Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Big Technologies 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Costain Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is BIG or COST more profitable? Big Technologies has a net margin of 23.01% compared to Costain Group's net margin of 2.33%. Costain Group's return on equity of 13.84% beat Big Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Big Technologies23.01% 9.96% 5.60% Costain Group 2.33%13.84%5.63% Does the MarketBeat Community favor BIG or COST? Costain Group received 460 more outperform votes than Big Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Big Technologies an outperform vote while only 84.03% of users gave Costain Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBig TechnologiesOutperform Votes3100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesCostain GroupOutperform Votes46384.03% Underperform Votes8815.97% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BIG or COST? Costain Group has higher revenue and earnings than Big Technologies. Costain Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Big Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBig Technologies£54.45M7.36£12.53M£0.043,418.75Costain Group£1.31B0.22£30.50M£0.11940.91 Do analysts rate BIG or COST? Big Technologies currently has a consensus price target of GBX 345, suggesting a potential upside of 152.29%. Costain Group has a consensus price target of GBX 105, suggesting a potential upside of 1.45%. Given Big Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Big Technologies is more favorable than Costain Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Big Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Costain Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BIG or COST? 40.4% of Big Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of Costain Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.5% of Big Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Costain Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, BIG or COST? Big Technologies has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Costain Group has a beta of 2.64, meaning that its share price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBig Technologies and Costain Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Darwin2025: Digital Asset Insights You Need to KnowCryptocurrencies are taking off again, and those in-the-know are positioning themselves to ride this wave in 2025. The question is—will you be one of them? With explosive growth on the horizon, there’s never been a better time to understand the potential gains in crypto. Our guide, Navigating the Future: Cryptos to Watch in 2025, reveals the cryptos leading this surge and the strategies to maximize your profit potential.Get your guide today! Get Costain Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for COST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart COST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCostain GroupEngineering & Construction IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£281.85M£1.88B£4.16B£1.60BDividend Yield1.18%3.56%4.32%11.57%P/E Ratio940.91358.69507.241,629.31Price / Sales0.2241.67444.63248,106.54Price / Cash0.8712.8528.6932.80Price / Book1.232.433.322.88Net Income£30.50M£73.20M£188.12M£172.51M7 Day Performance-1.90%0.90%-0.06%-0.02%1 Month Performance1.47%1.23%-0.28%-0.43%1 Year Performance78.45%73.36%28.92%24.84% Costain Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COSTCostain Group0.1696 of 5 starsGBX 103.50+3.0%GBX 105+1.4%+80.3%£281.85M£1.31B940.913,270BIGBig Technologies2.2143 of 5 starsGBX 135flatGBX 345+155.6%-26.5%£395.52M£54.45M3,375.0036,200ELAEland Oil & GasN/AGBX 165.80flatN/A+0.0%£357.57M£207.73M5.53260BOOTHenry BootN/AGBX 224-1.8%N/A+16.8%£299.35M£285.69M2,800.008,400High Trading VolumeBMPIBMO Managed Portfolio Trust PLC - Income SharesN/AGBX 127.50-0.4%N/AN/A£111.25MN/A637.50N/AHASTHenderson Alternative Strategies TrustN/AGBX 272flatN/AN/A£105.21M£-2,139,665.00-31.63N/ABILBBilbyN/AGBX 39+5.4%N/A+0.0%£23.87M£59.05M32.50343Gap UpBCAPBetter Capital PCC Limited 2009 (BCAP.L)N/AGBX 20.02-6.9%N/A+0.0%£7.06M£-8,416,000.00-7.41N/AGap DownHigh Trading VolumePOLPolo ResourcesN/AGBX 1.57flatN/AN/A£6.03MN/A-0.56480AEOAeorema CommunicationsN/AGBX 55.50+1.8%N/A-29.5%£5.30M£19.66M1,930.0040,800HVTHeavitree BreweryN/AGBX 280flatN/AN/A£4.90M£7.42M1,037.042,840 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BIG Alternatives ELA Alternatives BOOT Alternatives BMPI Alternatives HAST Alternatives BILB Alternatives BCAP Alternatives POL Alternatives AEO Alternatives HVT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:COST) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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