Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (CPAC) Competitors

Helios Technologies (NASDAQ:HLIO) and Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (NYSE:CPAC) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, HLIO or CPAC?

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Helios Technologies. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helios Technologies, 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
Helios Technologies	$835.60M	1.80	$37.50M	$1.13	39.96
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	$521.48M	0.93	$45.16M	$0.57	10.04

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HLIO or CPAC?

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. received 114 more outperform votes than Helios Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.40% of users gave Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. an outperform vote while only 43.69% of users gave Helios Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Helios Technologies	Outperform Votes 45 43.69%	Underperform Votes 58 56.31%
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	Outperform Votes 159 57.40%	Underperform Votes 118 42.60%

Does the media refer more to HLIO or CPAC?

In the previous week, Helios Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Helios Technologies and 1 mentions for Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.. Helios Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.'s score of 0.59 indicating that Helios Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Helios Technologies	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HLIO or CPAC a better dividend stock?

Helios Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Helios Technologies pays out 31.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. pays out 87.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility & risk, HLIO or CPAC?

Helios Technologies has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HLIO or CPAC?

94.7% of Helios Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Helios Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HLIO or CPAC more profitable?

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has a net margin of 9.41% compared to Helios Technologies' net margin of 4.57%. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.'s return on equity of 17.48% beat Helios Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Helios Technologies	4.57%	8.22%	4.50%
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	9.41%	17.48%	6.82%

Do analysts rate HLIO or CPAC?

Helios Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $63.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.52%. Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.80%. Given Helios Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Helios Technologies is more favorable than Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Helios Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Summary

Helios Technologies beats Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.