CYN vs. YOU, CNIC, SRAD, SLP, NET, ARBB, GVP, INSE, APP, and SLE
Should you be buying CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income include YouGov (YOU), CentralNic Group (CNIC), Stelrad Group (SRAD), Sylvania Platinum (SLP), Netcall (NET), Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB), Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust (GVP), Inspired (INSE), Appreciate Group (APP), and San Leon Energy (SLE). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income vs. Its Competitors
YouGov (LON:YOU) and CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income (LON:CYN) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.
59.6% of YouGov shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of YouGov shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, YouGov had 32 more articles in the media than CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for YouGov and 0 mentions for CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income. YouGov's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income's score of 0.00 indicating that YouGov is being referred to more favorably in the media.
YouGov pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. YouGov pays out -458.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income pays out 42.6% 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.
YouGov has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
YouGov presently has a consensus price target of GBX 760, suggesting a potential upside of 138.24%. Given YouGov's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe YouGov is more favorable than CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income.
CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income has a net margin of 68.67% compared to YouGov's net margin of -0.69%. CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income's return on equity of 6.63% beat YouGov's return on equity.
CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income has lower revenue, but higher earnings than YouGov. YouGov is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
YouGov beats CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:CYN) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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