Chesnara (CSN) Competitors

4imprint Group (LON:FOUR) and Chesnara (LON:CSN) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer FOUR or CSN?

In the previous week, 4imprint Group and 4imprint Group both had 1 articles in the media. Chesnara's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat 4imprint Group's score of -1.04 indicating that Chesnara is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
4imprint Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Chesnara	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, FOUR or CSN?

4imprint Group has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chesnara has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FOUR or CSN?

4imprint Group received 107 more outperform votes than Chesnara when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.71% of users gave 4imprint Group an outperform vote while only 69.77% of users gave Chesnara an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
4imprint Group	Outperform Votes 317 72.71%	Underperform Votes 119 27.29%
Chesnara	Outperform Votes 210 69.77%	Underperform Votes 91 30.23%

Is FOUR or CSN more profitable?

4imprint Group has a net margin of 8.20% compared to Chesnara's net margin of 1.02%. 4imprint Group's return on equity of 78.95% beat Chesnara's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
4imprint Group	8.20%	78.95%	35.62%
Chesnara	1.02%	1.21%	0.04%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FOUR or CSN?

4imprint Group has higher revenue and earnings than Chesnara. 4imprint Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chesnara, 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
4imprint Group	£1.71B	0.80	£139.98M	£314.05	12.31
Chesnara	£412.72M	1.03	£4.20M	£2.74	101.57

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FOUR or CSN?

83.3% of 4imprint Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Chesnara shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of 4imprint Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Chesnara shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FOUR or CSN a better dividend stock?

4imprint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 180 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Chesnara pays an annual dividend of GBX 24 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. 4imprint Group pays out 57.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chesnara pays out 875.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate FOUR or CSN?

4imprint Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 7,365, indicating a potential upside of 90.56%. Given 4imprint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe 4imprint Group is more favorable than Chesnara.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
4imprint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Chesnara	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

4imprint Group beats Chesnara on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.