CRW vs. EMIS, INS, KOO, RENX, COG, INHC, FDBK, IQAI, TRLS, and DVRG
Should you be buying Craneware stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Craneware include EMIS Group (EMIS), Instem (INS), Kooth (KOO), Renalytix (RENX), Cambridge Cognition (COG), Induction Healthcare Group (INHC), Feedback (FDBK), IQ-AI (IQAI), Trellus Health (TRLS), and DeepVerge (DVRG). These companies are all part of the "health information services" industry.
Craneware vs. Its Competitors
Craneware (LON:CRW) and EMIS Group (LON:EMIS) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk.
EMIS Group has a net margin of 17.23% compared to Craneware's net margin of 6.18%. EMIS Group's return on equity of 23.17% beat Craneware's return on equity.
Craneware has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EMIS Group has a beta of -0.13, indicating that its stock price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500.
EMIS Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Craneware. EMIS Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Craneware, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Craneware currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,725, indicating a potential upside of 10.21%. Given Craneware's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Craneware is more favorable than EMIS Group.
60.2% of Craneware shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 105.6% of EMIS Group shares are held by institutional investors. 19.3% of Craneware shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of EMIS Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Craneware had 6 more articles in the media than EMIS Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Craneware and 0 mentions for EMIS Group. Craneware's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat EMIS Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Craneware is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Craneware pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. EMIS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 42 per share. Craneware pays out 107.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. EMIS Group pays out 8,936.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Craneware is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Craneware beats EMIS Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:CRW) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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