Van Elle (VANL) Competitors

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

Does the media favor SFR or VANL?

In the previous week, Severfield had 1 more articles in the media than Van Elle. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Severfield and 0 mentions for Van Elle. Severfield's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Van Elle's score of 0.00 indicating that Severfield is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Severfield	Positive
Van Elle	Neutral

Is SFR or VANL a better dividend stock?

Severfield pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Van Elle pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Severfield pays out 8,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Van Elle pays out 2,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SFR or VANL?

66.9% of Severfield shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.3% of Van Elle shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Severfield shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Van Elle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger 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	£463.46M	0.31	£15.90M	£0.05	968.00
Van Elle	£139.48M	0.31	£4.21M	£0.04	1,021.25

Which has more volatility & risk, SFR or VANL?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SFR or VANL?

Severfield received 22 more outperform votes than Van Elle when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.09% of users gave Severfield an outperform vote while only 75.28% of users gave Van Elle an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Severfield	Outperform Votes 226 76.09%	Underperform Votes 71 23.91%
Van Elle	Outperform Votes 204 75.28%	Underperform Votes 67 24.72%

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 8.20% beat Severfield's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Severfield	3.43%	7.25%	4.69%
Van Elle	3.02%	8.20%	3.37%

Summary

Severfield beats Van Elle on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.