Caesarstone (CSTE) Competitors

CompX International (NYSE:CIX) and Caesarstone (NASDAQ:CSTE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Is CIX or CSTE more profitable?

CompX International has a net margin of 12.48% compared to Caesarstone's net margin of -14.56%. CompX International's return on equity of 11.51% beat Caesarstone's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CompX International	12.48%	11.51%	10.52%
Caesarstone	-14.56%	-9.61%	-5.20%

Does the media refer more to CIX or CSTE?

In the previous week, CompX International had 2 more articles in the media than Caesarstone. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for CompX International and 1 mentions for Caesarstone. Caesarstone's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat CompX International's score of 0.00 indicating that Caesarstone is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CompX International	Neutral
Caesarstone	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, CIX or CSTE?

CompX International has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caesarstone has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CIX or CSTE?

CompX International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Caesarstone. Caesarstone is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CompX International, 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
CompX International	$145.94M	2.09	$22.59M	$1.35	18.38
Caesarstone	$443.22M	0.22	-$107.66M	-$1.14	-2.49

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CIX or CSTE?

Caesarstone received 368 more outperform votes than CompX International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave CompX International an outperform vote while only 65.37% of users gave Caesarstone an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CompX International	Outperform Votes 17 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Caesarstone	Outperform Votes 385 65.37%	Underperform Votes 204 34.63%

Is CIX or CSTE a better dividend stock?

CompX International pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Caesarstone pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. CompX International pays out 88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Caesarstone pays out -16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caesarstone is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CIX or CSTE?

7.5% of CompX International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of Caesarstone shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of CompX International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate CIX or CSTE?

Caesarstone has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 111.27%. Given Caesarstone's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Caesarstone is more favorable than CompX International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CompX International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Caesarstone	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

CompX International beats Caesarstone on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.