CPPGroup (CPP) Competitors

Vianet Group (LON:VNET) and CPPGroup (LON:CPP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor VNET or CPP?

In the previous week, Vianet Group had 1 more articles in the media than CPPGroup. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Vianet Group and 0 mentions for CPPGroup. Vianet Group's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat CPPGroup's score of 0.00 indicating that Vianet Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vianet Group	Positive
CPPGroup	Neutral

Is VNET or CPP a better dividend stock?

Vianet Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. CPPGroup pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.4%. Vianet Group pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CPPGroup pays out -1,857.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CPPGroup is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VNET or CPP?

Vianet Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CPPGroup. CPPGroup is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vianet Group, 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
Vianet Group	£15.18M	2.11	N/A	£0.03	3,633.33
CPPGroup	£192.33M	0.04	-£6.20M	-£0.70	-139.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VNET or CPP?

Vianet Group received 5 more outperform votes than CPPGroup when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.25% of users gave CPPGroup an outperform vote while only 69.46% of users gave Vianet Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vianet Group	Outperform Votes 116 69.46%	Underperform Votes 51 30.54%
CPPGroup	Outperform Votes 111 70.25%	Underperform Votes 47 29.75%

Which has more risk & volatility, VNET or CPP?

Vianet Group has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CPPGroup has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VNET or CPP?

50.9% of Vianet Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.2% of CPPGroup shares are held by institutional investors. 39.9% of Vianet Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 50.9% of CPPGroup shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is VNET or CPP more profitable?

Vianet Group has a net margin of 5.28% compared to CPPGroup's net margin of -1.92%. Vianet Group's return on equity of 3.01% beat CPPGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vianet Group	5.28%	3.01%	2.22%
CPPGroup	-1.92%	-78.99%	1.52%

Summary

Vianet Group beats CPPGroup on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.