Epwin Group (EPWN) Competitors

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (LON:COD) and Epwin Group (LON:EPWN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media prefer COD or EPWN?

In the previous week, Epwin Group had 1 more articles in the media than Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Epwin Group and 2 mentions for Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. Epwin Group's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Compagnie de Saint-Gobain's score of 0.34 indicating that Epwin Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Epwin Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, COD or EPWN?

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Epwin Group has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is COD or EPWN more profitable?

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has a net margin of 6.20% compared to Epwin Group's net margin of 2.81%. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain's return on equity of 12.41% beat Epwin Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain	6.20%	12.41%	5.45%
Epwin Group	2.81%	8.84%	4.30%

Is COD or EPWN a better dividend stock?

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain pays an annual dividend of GBX 210 per share and has a dividend yield of 239.1%. Epwin Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain pays out 3,690.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Epwin Group pays out 8,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better valuation and earnings, COD or EPWN?

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has higher revenue and earnings than Epwin Group. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Epwin Group, 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
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain	£46.45B	0.01	£2.88B	£5.69	15.43
Epwin Group	£323.40M	0.42	£9.10M	£0.06	1,633.33

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in COD or EPWN?

52.6% of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.2% of Epwin Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.0% of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 38.5% of Epwin Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor COD or EPWN?

Epwin Group received 6 more outperform votes than Compagnie de Saint-Gobain when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.68% of users gave Compagnie de Saint-Gobain an outperform vote while only 69.69% of users gave Epwin Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain	Outperform Votes 194 76.68%	Underperform Votes 59 23.32%
Epwin Group	Outperform Votes 200 69.69%	Underperform Votes 87 30.31%

Summary

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain beats Epwin Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.