Van Elle (VANL) Competitors

Severfield (LON:SFR) and Van Elle (LON:VANL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, SFR or VANL?

Severfield has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Van Elle has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SFR or VANL more profitable?

Severfield has a net margin of 3.43% compared to Van Elle's net margin of 3.02%. Van Elle's return on equity of 8.12% beat Severfield's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Severfield	3.43%	7.24%	4.69%
Van Elle	3.02%	8.12%	3.37%

Is SFR or VANL a better dividend stock?

Severfield pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Van Elle pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Severfield pays out -79.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Van Elle pays out 70.6% 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. Severfield is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor SFR or VANL?

In the previous week, Severfield and Severfield both had 1 articles in the media. Severfield's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Van Elle'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Severfield	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Van Elle	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SFR or VANL?

Severfield has higher revenue and earnings than Van Elle. Severfield is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Van Elle, 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
Severfield	£450.91M	0.22	£15.24M	-£0.05	-704.94
Van Elle	£130.47M	0.35	£4.27M	£0.02	2,470.59

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SFR or VANL?

76.3% of Severfield shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.1% of Van Elle shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Severfield shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of Van Elle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Severfield beats Van Elle on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.