Coral Products (CRU) Competitors

Robinson (LON:RBN) and Coral Products (LON:CRU) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RBN or CRU?

3.5% of Robinson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.6% of Coral Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.5% of Robinson shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.9% of Coral Products shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is RBN or CRU more profitable?

Robinson has a net margin of 1.03% compared to Coral Products' net margin of -2.95%. Robinson's return on equity of 2.13% beat Coral Products' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Robinson	1.03%	2.13%	2.58%
Coral Products	-2.95%	-6.84%	0.70%

Does the media prefer RBN or CRU?

In the previous week, Robinson had 19 more articles in the media than Coral Products. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Robinson and 3 mentions for Coral Products. Coral Products' average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Robinson's score of 0.13 indicating that Coral Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Robinson	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Coral Products	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RBN or CRU?

Robinson has higher revenue and earnings than Coral Products. Coral Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Robinson, 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
Robinson	£52.46M	0.35	£541.00K	£3.23	34.30
Coral Products	£30.81M	0.21	-£908.66K	-£1.02	-7.04

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RBN or CRU?

Robinson received 48 more outperform votes than Coral Products when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.33% of users gave Robinson an outperform vote while only 70.54% of users gave Coral Products an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Robinson	Outperform Votes 139 74.33%	Underperform Votes 48 25.67%
Coral Products	Outperform Votes 91 70.54%	Underperform Votes 38 29.46%

Which has more volatility and risk, RBN or CRU?

Robinson has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coral Products has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RBN or CRU a better dividend stock?

Robinson pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Coral Products pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.9%. Robinson pays out 185.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Coral Products pays out -98.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Coral Products is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Robinson beats Coral Products on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.