Chesswood Group (CHW) Competitors

Nicola Mining (CVE:NIM) and Chesswood Group (TSE:CHW) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, NIM or CHW?

Nicola Mining has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chesswood Group has a beta of 1.96, meaning that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NIM or CHW?

Chesswood Group received 120 more outperform votes than Nicola Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.57% of users gave Nicola Mining an outperform vote while only 65.13% of users gave Chesswood Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nicola Mining	Outperform Votes 50 67.57%	Underperform Votes 24 32.43%
Chesswood Group	Outperform Votes 170 65.13%	Underperform Votes 91 34.87%

Is NIM or CHW more profitable?

Nicola Mining has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Chesswood Group's net margin of -37.96%. Chesswood Group's return on equity of -19.79% beat Nicola Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nicola Mining	N/A	-92.91%	-18.29%
Chesswood Group	-37.96%	-19.79%	-1.84%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, NIM or CHW?

Nicola Mining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Chesswood Group. Nicola Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chesswood 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
Nicola Mining	N/A	N/A	-C$5.24M	-C$0.03	-10.50
Chesswood Group	C$97.38M	0.17	-C$36.97M	-C$2.05	-0.44

Does the media refer more to NIM or CHW?

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nicola Mining	Neutral
Chesswood Group	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NIM or CHW?

10.2% of Nicola Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Chesswood Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.6% of Nicola Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 40.3% of Chesswood Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NIM or CHW a better dividend stock?

Nicola Mining pays an annual dividend of C$0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 98.4%. Chesswood Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.3%. Nicola Mining pays out -1,033.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chesswood Group pays out -5.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Nicola Mining is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate NIM or CHW?

Chesswood Group has a consensus target price of C$5.25, indicating a potential upside of 483.33%. Given Chesswood Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chesswood Group is more favorable than Nicola Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nicola Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Chesswood Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Chesswood Group beats Nicola Mining on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.