ICGC vs. CKN, OCN, GPH, FSJ, BMS, MPL, ROR, ULE, BAB, and QQ
Should you be buying Irish Continental Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Irish Continental Group include Clarkson (CKN), Ocean Wilsons (OCN), Global Ports (GPH), James Fisher and Sons (FSJ), Braemar (BMS), Mercantile Ports & Logistics (MPL), Rotork (ROR), Ultra Electronics (ULE), Babcock International Group (BAB), and QinetiQ Group (QQ). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Irish Continental Group vs.
Clarkson (LON:CKN) and Irish Continental Group (LON:ICGC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
In the previous week, Clarkson and Clarkson both had 1 articles in the media. Clarkson's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Irish Continental Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Clarkson is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Clarkson received 155 more outperform votes than Irish Continental Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.37% of users gave Clarkson an outperform vote while only 70.59% of users gave Irish Continental Group an outperform vote.
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.
Clarkson has higher revenue and earnings than Irish Continental Group. Irish Continental Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clarkson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Clarkson pays an annual dividend of GBX 104 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Irish Continental Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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. 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 has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Irish Continental Group has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Clarkson presently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,567.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.09%. Given Clarkson's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Clarkson is more favorable than Irish Continental Group.
53.9% of Clarkson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of Irish Continental Group shares are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of Clarkson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of Irish Continental Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Clarkson beats Irish Continental Group on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:ICGC) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
