ASC vs. BOO, AO, THG, ABDP, WIX, YNGA, 888, CRST, CARD, and MER
Should you be buying ASOS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ASOS include boohoo group (BOO), AO World (AO), THG (THG), AB Dynamics (ABDP), Wickes Group (WIX), Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (YNGA), 888 (888), Crest Nicholson (CRST), Card Factory (CARD), and Mears Group (MER). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
boohoo group (LON:BOO) and ASOS (LON:ASC) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends.
In the previous week, boohoo group had 4 more articles in the media than ASOS. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for boohoo group and 5 mentions for ASOS. ASOS's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat boohoo group's score of 0.00 indicating that boohoo group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
boohoo group has a net margin of -5.15% compared to boohoo group's net margin of -6.28%. ASOS's return on equity of -20.69% beat boohoo group's return on equity.
boohoo group has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASOS has a beta of 2.72, meaning that its share price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500.
33.8% of boohoo group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.9% of ASOS shares are held by institutional investors. 51.7% of boohoo group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.2% of ASOS shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
boohoo group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ASOS. boohoo group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ASOS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
ASOS received 154 more outperform votes than boohoo group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.52% of users gave boohoo group an outperform vote while only 68.86% of users gave ASOS an outperform vote.
boohoo group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 42.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.89%. ASOS has a consensus price target of GBX 466.25, indicating a potential upside of 32.01%. Given boohoo group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ASOS is more favorable than boohoo group.
Summary
boohoo group beats ASOS on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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