James Cropper (CRPR) Competitors

Mondi (LON:MNDI) and James Cropper (LON:CRPR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MNDI or CRPR?

96.6% of Mondi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of James Cropper shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Mondi shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 41.1% of James Cropper shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate MNDI or CRPR?

Mondi currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,505, suggesting a potential upside of 31.53%. Given Mondi's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mondi is more favorable than James Cropper.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mondi	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
James Cropper	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MNDI or CRPR?

Mondi has higher revenue and earnings than James Cropper. James Cropper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mondi, 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
Mondi	£8.45B	0.71	£460.67M	£73.53	15.56
James Cropper	£102.81M	0.23	-£3.99M	-£41.77	-6.03

Is MNDI or CRPR a better dividend stock?

Mondi pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. James Cropper pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Mondi pays out 81.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. James Cropper pays out -16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is MNDI or CRPR more profitable?

Mondi has a net margin of 5.45% compared to James Cropper's net margin of -3.88%. Mondi's return on equity of 7.41% beat James Cropper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mondi	5.45%	7.41%	3.13%
James Cropper	-3.88%	-13.45%	1.18%

Does the media prefer MNDI or CRPR?

In the previous week, James Cropper had 1 more articles in the media than Mondi. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for James Cropper and 3 mentions for Mondi. Mondi's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat James Cropper's score of -0.04 indicating that Mondi is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mondi	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
James Cropper	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, MNDI or CRPR?

Mondi has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, James Cropper has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mondi beats James Cropper on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.