Westminster Group (WSG) Competitors

Croma Security Solutions Group (LON:CSSG) and Westminster Group (LON:WSG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Which has better valuation and earnings, CSSG or WSG?

Croma Security Solutions Group has higher revenue and earnings than Westminster Group. Westminster Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Croma Security Solutions 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
Croma Security Solutions Group	£9.05M	1.26	£562.28K	£4.10	20.32
Westminster Group	£5.77M	1.15	-£2.71M	-£0.95	-2.20

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CSSG or WSG?

Croma Security Solutions Group received 46 more outperform votes than Westminster Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 83.46% of users gave Croma Security Solutions Group an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Westminster Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Croma Security Solutions Group	Outperform Votes 111 83.46%	Underperform Votes 22 16.54%
Westminster Group	Outperform Votes 65 62.50%	Underperform Votes 39 37.50%

Does the media refer more to CSSG or WSG?

In the previous week, Westminster Group had 2 more articles in the media than Croma Security Solutions Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Westminster Group and 1 mentions for Croma Security Solutions Group. Croma Security Solutions Group's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Westminster Group's score of -0.53 indicating that Croma Security Solutions Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Croma Security Solutions Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Westminster Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Is CSSG or WSG more profitable?

Croma Security Solutions Group has a net margin of 6.21% compared to Westminster Group's net margin of -46.95%. Croma Security Solutions Group's return on equity of 3.60% beat Westminster Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Croma Security Solutions Group	6.21%	3.60%	1.67%
Westminster Group	-46.95%	-59.72%	1.24%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CSSG or WSG?

19.0% of Croma Security Solutions Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.8% of Westminster Group shares are held by institutional investors. 56.2% of Croma Security Solutions Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Westminster Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, CSSG or WSG?

Croma Security Solutions Group has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westminster Group has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Croma Security Solutions Group beats Westminster Group on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.