EPWN vs. ECEL, NXR, SRAD, ALU, COD, SDY, AA4, AVG, MSI, and GPH
Should you be buying Epwin Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Epwin Group include Eurocell (ECEL), Norcros (NXR), Stelrad Group (SRAD), The Alumasc Group (ALU), Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (COD), Speedy Hire (SDY), Amedeo Air Four Plus (AA4), Avingtrans (AVG), MS INTERNATIONAL (MSI), and Global Ports (GPH). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Epwin Group (LON:EPWN) and Eurocell (LON:ECEL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
In the previous week, Epwin Group had 3 more articles in the media than Eurocell. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Epwin Group and 1 mentions for Eurocell. Epwin Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Eurocell'saverage media sentiment score.
Eurocell has higher revenue and earnings than Epwin Group. Eurocell is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Epwin Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Epwin Group has a net margin of 2.69% compared to Eurocell's net margin of 2.63%. Epwin Group's return on equity of 9.15% beat Eurocell's return on equity.
Epwin Group has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eurocell has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Eurocell has a consensus price target of GBX 180, indicating a potential upside of 33.33%. Given Eurocell's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Eurocell is more favorable than Epwin Group.
52.4% of Epwin Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Eurocell shares are held by institutional investors. 37.3% of Epwin Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Eurocell shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Epwin Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Eurocell pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Epwin Group pays out 8,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Eurocell pays out 6,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Eurocell received 100 more outperform votes than Epwin Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.43% of users gave Eurocell an outperform vote while only 70.42% of users gave Epwin Group an outperform vote.
Summary
Eurocell beats Epwin Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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