Conduit (CRE) Competitors

City of London (LON:CTY) and Conduit (LON:CRE) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Is CTY or CRE more profitable?

City of London has a net margin of 95.77% compared to Conduit's net margin of 30.25%. Conduit's return on equity of 20.65% beat City of London's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
City of London	95.77%	14.45%	4.00%
Conduit	30.25%	20.65%	8.83%

Is CTY or CRE a better dividend stock?

City of London pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Conduit pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. City of London pays out 35.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Conduit pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Conduit is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CTY or CRE?

City of London has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Conduit. Conduit is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than City of London, 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
City of London	£307.08M	8.05	£294.08M	£59.40	8.42
Conduit	£883.47M	0.63	£267.22M	£106.03	2.62

Does the media favor CTY or CRE?

In the previous week, City of London had 9 more articles in the media than Conduit. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for City of London and 1 mentions for Conduit. City of London's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Conduit's score of -0.92 indicating that City of London is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
City of London	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Conduit	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Which has more risk and volatility, CTY or CRE?

City of London has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Conduit has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CTY or CRE?

Conduit has a consensus price target of GBX 500, suggesting a potential upside of 79.86%. Given Conduit's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Conduit is more favorable than City of London.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
City of London	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Conduit	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CTY or CRE?

8.6% of City of London shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Conduit shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of City of London shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Conduit shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Conduit beats City of London on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.