Ocean Wilsons (OCN) Competitors

Ocean Wilsons (LON:OCN) and 4imprint Group (LON:FOUR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.

Is OCN or FOUR more profitable?

Ocean Wilsons has a net margin of 11.88% compared to 4imprint Group's net margin of 8.20%. 4imprint Group's return on equity of 78.95% beat Ocean Wilsons' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ocean Wilsons	11.88%	10.38%	6.02%
4imprint Group	8.20%	78.95%	35.62%

Which has more risk & volatility, OCN or FOUR?

Ocean Wilsons has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 4imprint Group has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend OCN or FOUR?

4imprint Group has a consensus price target of GBX 7,365, indicating a potential upside of 144.89%. Given 4imprint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe 4imprint Group is more favorable than Ocean Wilsons.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ocean Wilsons	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
4imprint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, OCN or FOUR?

4imprint Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ocean Wilsons. 4imprint Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ocean Wilsons, 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
Ocean Wilsons	£647.52M	0.96	£76.94M	£139.96	10.07
4imprint Group	£1.71B	0.62	£139.98M	£314.05	9.58

Is OCN or FOUR a better dividend stock?

Ocean Wilsons pays an annual dividend of GBX 67 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. 4imprint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 180 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Ocean Wilsons pays out 47.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 4imprint Group pays out 57.3% 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.

Does the media refer more to OCN or FOUR?

In the previous week, 4imprint Group had 3 more articles in the media than Ocean Wilsons. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for 4imprint Group and 1 mentions for Ocean Wilsons. Ocean Wilsons' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat 4imprint Group's score of -0.15 indicating that Ocean Wilsons is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ocean Wilsons	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
4imprint Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in OCN or FOUR?

41.7% of Ocean Wilsons shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of 4imprint Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of Ocean Wilsons shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of 4imprint Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OCN or FOUR?

4imprint Group received 136 more outperform votes than Ocean Wilsons when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.69% of users gave Ocean Wilsons an outperform vote while only 72.71% of users gave 4imprint Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ocean Wilsons	Outperform Votes 181 76.69%	Underperform Votes 55 23.31%
4imprint Group	Outperform Votes 317 72.71%	Underperform Votes 119 27.29%

Summary

4imprint Group beats Ocean Wilsons on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.