Velocity Composites (VEL) Competitors

Colefax Group (LON:CFX) and Velocity Composites (LON:VEL) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CFX or VEL?

Colefax Group has higher revenue and earnings than Velocity Composites. Velocity Composites is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colefax Group, 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
Colefax Group	£101.60M	0.45	£5.49M	£93.79	8.37
Velocity Composites	£20.40M	0.61	-£2.41M	-£4.46	-5.16

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CFX or VEL?

Colefax Group received 21 more outperform votes than Velocity Composites when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.07% of users gave Colefax Group an outperform vote while only 67.65% of users gave Velocity Composites an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Colefax Group	Outperform Votes 113 71.07%	Underperform Votes 46 28.93%
Velocity Composites	Outperform Votes 92 67.65%	Underperform Votes 44 32.35%

Does the media favor CFX or VEL?

In the previous week, Velocity Composites had 1 more articles in the media than Colefax Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Velocity Composites and 0 mentions for Colefax Group. Colefax Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Velocity Composites'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Colefax Group	Neutral
Velocity Composites	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CFX or VEL?

54.4% of Colefax Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.9% of Velocity Composites shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.5% of Colefax Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 40.1% of Velocity Composites shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CFX or VEL?

Colefax Group has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Velocity Composites has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CFX or VEL more profitable?

Colefax Group has a net margin of 5.41% compared to Velocity Composites' net margin of -11.83%. Colefax Group's return on equity of 18.88% beat Velocity Composites' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Colefax Group	5.41%	18.88%	6.87%
Velocity Composites	-11.83%	-40.18%	-12.42%

Do analysts rate CFX or VEL?

Velocity Composites has a consensus price target of GBX 60, indicating a potential upside of 160.30%. Given Velocity Composites' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Velocity Composites is more favorable than Colefax Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Colefax Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Velocity Composites	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Colefax Group beats Velocity Composites on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.