Angling Direct (ANG) Competitors GBX 44.06 -1.44 (-3.16%) As of 08/1/2025 07:36 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock ANG vs. STU, SCS, MRK, IGR, PROC, WRKS, MYSL, MTC, KOOV, and PODPShould you be buying Angling Direct stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Angling Direct include Studio Retail Group (STU), ScS Group (SCS), Marks Electrical Group (MRK), IG Design Group (IGR), ProCook Group (PROC), TheWorks.co.uk (WRKS), MySale Group (MYSL), Mothercare (MTC), Koovs (KOOV), and Pod Point Group (PODP). These companies are all part of the "specialty retail" industry. Angling Direct vs. Its Competitors Studio Retail Group ScS Group Marks Electrical Group IG Design Group ProCook Group TheWorks.co.uk MySale Group Mothercare Koovs Pod Point Group Studio Retail Group (LON:STU) and Angling Direct (LON:ANG) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, STU or ANG? Angling Direct has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Studio Retail Group. Studio Retail Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Angling Direct, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStudio Retail Group£586.13M0.00N/A£28.30N/AAngling Direct£84.69M0.40£1.64M£2.0521.51 Does the media prefer STU or ANG? In the previous week, Angling Direct had 3 more articles in the media than Studio Retail Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Angling Direct and 0 mentions for Studio Retail Group. Angling Direct's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Studio Retail Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Angling Direct is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Studio Retail Group Neutral Angling Direct Neutral Is STU or ANG more profitable? Angling Direct has a net margin of 1.94% compared to Studio Retail Group's net margin of 0.00%. Angling Direct's return on equity of 4.14% beat Studio Retail Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Studio Retail GroupN/A N/A N/A Angling Direct 1.94%4.14%1.80% Do analysts prefer STU or ANG? Angling Direct has a consensus target price of GBX 57, indicating a potential upside of 29.37%. Given Angling Direct's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Angling Direct is more favorable than Studio Retail Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Studio Retail Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Angling Direct 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders believe in STU or ANG? 71.8% of Angling Direct shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.2% of Angling Direct shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAngling Direct beats Studio Retail Group on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Angling Direct News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ANG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ANG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAngling DirectSpecialty Retail IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£34.26M£3.22B£3.39B£3.03BDividend YieldN/A4.46%3.55%5.02%P/E Ratio21.5123.6668.62176.75Price / Sales0.4035.4770.05264,362.45Price / Cash1.1314.9331.1627.97Price / Book0.8511.693.704.53Net Income£1.64M£132.07M£264.31M£5.90B7 Day PerformanceN/A-1.06%-2.07%12.58%1 Month Performance-11.29%1.55%-0.29%6.10%1 Year Performance20.05%18,522.10%1,793.66%71.60% Angling Direct Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ANGAngling Direct3.3697 of 5 starsGBX 44.06-3.2%GBX 57+29.4%+22.4%£34.26M£84.69M21.51447News CoverageGap DownSTUStudio Retail GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£100.07M£586.13M4.061,610SCSScS GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£91.53M£325.86M2,250.0011,800MRKMarks Electrical Group0.9586 of 5 starsGBX 60.20-1.3%GBX 73+21.3%-9.8%£63.18M£114.24M147.98200IGRIG Design Group3.8797 of 5 starsGBX 63flatGBX 195+209.5%-72.9%£61.82M£655.48M2.143,092News CoverageAnalyst ForecastPROCProCook Group0.336 of 5 starsGBX 45-1.7%GBX 48+6.7%+75.4%£49.03M£62.59M80.38578News CoverageGap UpWRKSTheWorks.co.ukN/AGBX 58.50-3.3%N/A+140.2%£37.32M£288.44M5.853,968Gap DownMYSLMySale GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£23.46M£113.86M-2.82122Gap DownMTCMothercareN/AGBX 2.80-16.4%N/A-4.2%£15.79M£63.60M223.00149Gap DownKOOVKoovsN/AN/AN/AN/A£12.86MN/A-0.36154Gap UpPODPPod Point GroupN/AGBX 6.36-2.0%GBX 60+843.4%-66.4%£9.68M£60.03M-0.16536Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Studio Retail Group Competitors ScS Group Competitors Marks Electrical Group Competitors IG Design Group Competitors ProCook Group Competitors TheWorks.co.uk Competitors MySale Group Competitors Mothercare Competitors Koovs Competitors Pod Point Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:ANG) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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