Irish Continental Group (ICGC) Competitors

Irish Continental Group (LON:ICGC) and Clarkson (LON:CKN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings and risk.

Is ICGC or CKN more profitable?

Clarkson has a net margin of 13.10% compared to Irish Continental Group's net margin of 10.51%. Irish Continental Group's return on equity of 22.98% beat Clarkson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Irish Continental Group	10.51%	22.98%	6.96%
Clarkson	13.10%	19.09%	7.79%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ICGC or CKN?

Clarkson has higher revenue and earnings than Irish Continental Group. Clarkson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Irish Continental 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
Irish Continental Group	£593.50M	1.26	£62.40M	£0.30	1,516.67
Clarkson	£628.40M	1.75	£82.30M	£2.68	1,339.55

Which has more risk & volatility, ICGC or CKN?

Irish Continental Group has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clarkson has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ICGC or CKN?

Clarkson has a consensus target price of GBX 4,590, suggesting a potential upside of 27.86%. Given Clarkson's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Clarkson is more favorable than Irish Continental Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Irish Continental Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Clarkson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ICGC or CKN?

44.7% of Irish Continental Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Clarkson shares are held by institutional investors. 24.0% of Irish Continental Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of Clarkson shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ICGC or CKN?

Clarkson received 154 more outperform votes than Irish Continental Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.30% of users gave Clarkson an outperform vote while only 70.59% of users gave Irish Continental Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Irish Continental Group	Outperform Votes 72 70.59%	Underperform Votes 30 29.41%
Clarkson	Outperform Votes 226 79.30%	Underperform Votes 59 20.70%

Is ICGC or CKN a better dividend stock?

Irish Continental Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Clarkson pays an annual dividend of GBX 104 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Irish Continental Group pays out 4,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Clarkson pays out 3,880.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Clarkson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to ICGC or CKN?

In the previous week, Irish Continental Group had 1 more articles in the media than Clarkson. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Irish Continental Group and 0 mentions for Clarkson. Irish Continental Group's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat Clarkson's score of 0.00 indicating that Irish Continental Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Irish Continental Group	Neutral
Clarkson	Neutral

Summary

Clarkson beats Irish Continental Group on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.