Dekel Agri-Vision (DKL) Competitors

R.E.A. (LON:RE) and Dekel Agri-Vision (LON:DKL) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to RE or DKL?

In the previous week, R.E.A. had 1 more articles in the media than Dekel Agri-Vision. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for R.E.A. and 0 mentions for Dekel Agri-Vision. R.E.A.'s average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Dekel Agri-Vision's score of 0.00 indicating that R.E.A. is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
R.E.A.	Positive
Dekel Agri-Vision	Neutral

Is RE or DKL more profitable?

R.E.A. has a net margin of 1.05% compared to Dekel Agri-Vision's net margin of -15.31%. R.E.A.'s return on equity of -0.62% beat Dekel Agri-Vision's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
R.E.A.	1.05%	-0.62%	2.53%
Dekel Agri-Vision	-15.31%	-42.65%	-2.67%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of RE or DKL?

43.4% of R.E.A. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.6% of Dekel Agri-Vision shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.4% of R.E.A. shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.7% of Dekel Agri-Vision shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RE or DKL?

Dekel Agri-Vision received 149 more outperform votes than R.E.A. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.99% of users gave Dekel Agri-Vision an outperform vote while only 64.81% of users gave R.E.A. an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
R.E.A.	Outperform Votes 70 64.81%	Underperform Votes 38 35.19%
Dekel Agri-Vision	Outperform Votes 219 64.99%	Underperform Votes 118 35.01%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, RE or DKL?

R.E.A. has higher revenue and earnings than Dekel Agri-Vision. R.E.A. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dekel Agri-Vision, 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
R.E.A.	£184.04M	0.17	-£2.20M	-£0.04	-1,775.00
Dekel Agri-Vision	£36.16M	0.23	-£5.54M	-£0.01	-150.00

Which has more volatility and risk, RE or DKL?

R.E.A. has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dekel Agri-Vision has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

R.E.A. beats Dekel Agri-Vision on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.