GYM vs. TUNE, HRN, CCT, BOWL, HSW, MARS, VCP, FSTA, MACF, and IGR
Should you be buying The Gym Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Gym Group include Focusrite (TUNE), Hornby (HRN), The Character Group (CCT), Hollywood Bowl Group (BOWL), Hostelworld Group (HSW), Marston's (MARS), Victoria (VCP), Fuller, Smith & Turner (FSTA), Macfarlane Group (MACF), and IG Design Group (IGR). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
The Gym Group (LON:GYM) and Focusrite (LON:TUNE) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.
The Gym Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Focusrite pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. The Gym Group pays out -2,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Focusrite pays out 3,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
82.2% of The Gym Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of Focusrite shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of The Gym Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.0% of Focusrite shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
The Gym Group has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Focusrite has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
The Gym Group received 200 more outperform votes than Focusrite when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.65% of users gave Focusrite an outperform vote while only 78.90% of users gave The Gym Group an outperform vote.
The Gym Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 121, indicating a potential upside of 9.79%. Focusrite has a consensus target price of GBX 410, indicating a potential upside of 7.90%. Given The Gym Group's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe The Gym Group is more favorable than Focusrite.
Focusrite has a net margin of 6.99% compared to The Gym Group's net margin of -4.12%. Focusrite's return on equity of 10.33% beat The Gym Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, The Gym Group had 25 more articles in the media than Focusrite. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for The Gym Group and 4 mentions for Focusrite. The Gym Group's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Focusrite's score of 0.19 indicating that The Gym Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Focusrite has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Gym Group. The Gym Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Focusrite, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Focusrite beats The Gym Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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