Surface Transforms (SCE) Competitors

Carclo (LON:CAR) and Surface Transforms (LON:SCE) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and institutional ownership.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CAR or SCE?

Carclo has higher revenue and earnings than Surface Transforms. Carclo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Surface Transforms, 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
Carclo	£132.67M	0.13	-£3.30M	-£0.04	-585.00
Surface Transforms	£9.03M	0.58	-£21.61M	-£0.07	-5.80

Does the media favor CAR or SCE?

In the previous week, Carclo had 1 more articles in the media than Surface Transforms. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Carclo and 0 mentions for Surface Transforms. Carclo's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Surface Transforms'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Carclo	Neutral
Surface Transforms	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, CAR or SCE?

Carclo has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Surface Transforms has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CAR or SCE?

37.0% of Carclo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.4% of Surface Transforms shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.0% of Carclo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of Surface Transforms shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CAR or SCE?

Carclo received 153 more outperform votes than Surface Transforms when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.86% of users gave Carclo an outperform vote while only 63.20% of users gave Surface Transforms an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Carclo	Outperform Votes 299 69.86%	Underperform Votes 129 30.14%
Surface Transforms	Outperform Votes 146 63.20%	Underperform Votes 85 36.80%

Is CAR or SCE more profitable?

Carclo has a net margin of -2.49% compared to Surface Transforms' net margin of -239.41%. Carclo's return on equity of -43.22% beat Surface Transforms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carclo	-2.49%	-43.22%	2.73%
Surface Transforms	-239.41%	-79.00%	-22.15%

Summary

Carclo beats Surface Transforms on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.