Angling Direct (ANG) Competitors GBX 50 +2.00 (+4.17%) As of 08/22/2025 11:50 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 Angling Direct (LON:ANG) and Studio Retail Group (LON:STU) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Do analysts recommend ANG or STU? Angling Direct currently has a consensus target price of GBX 57, indicating a potential upside of 14.00%. Given Angling Direct's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Angling Direct is more favorable than Studio Retail Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Angling Direct 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Studio Retail Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do insiders and institutionals believe in ANG or STU? 71.8% of Angling Direct shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.2% of Angling Direct shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor ANG or STU? 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 0.64 beat Studio Retail Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Angling Direct is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Angling Direct Positive Studio Retail Group Neutral Which has higher earnings and valuation, ANG or STU? Angling Direct has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioAngling Direct£84.69M0.46£1.64M£2.0524.40Studio Retail Group£586.13M0.00N/A£28.30N/A Is ANG or STU 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 Angling Direct1.94% 4.14% 1.80% Studio Retail Group N/A N/A N/A 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£38.88M£3.17B£3.88B£3.22BDividend YieldN/A4.46%3.55%5.04%P/E Ratio24.4023.5572.94164.70Price / Sales0.4634.4469.38310,111.42Price / Cash1.1314.9331.1627.93Price / Book0.9611.563.655.91Net Income£1.64M£132.07M£264.31M£5.89B7 Day Performance11.19%-0.58%1.05%49.52%1 Month Performance6.38%-1.71%-0.47%56.91%1 Year Performance33.33%191.29%39.11%140.38% Angling Direct Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ANGAngling Direct2.8338 of 5 starsGBX 50+4.2%GBX 57+14.0%+35.3%£38.88M£84.69M24.40447News CoverageSTUStudio 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 Group0.8007 of 5 starsGBX 59.10-2.3%GBX 73+23.5%-7.2%£62.03M£114.24M145.28200Gap DownIGRIG Design Group3.8705 of 5 starsGBX 59.26-2.0%GBX 195+229.1%-69.7%£58.16M£655.48M2.013,092News CoveragePROCProCook GroupN/AGBX 41.20-3.3%GBX 48+16.5%+62.4%£44.89M£62.59M73.59578WRKSTheWorks.co.ukN/AGBX 46.80-0.4%N/A+100.2%£29.86M£288.44M4.683,968Gap DownMYSLMySale GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£23.46M£113.86M-2.82122Gap DownMTCMothercareN/AGBX 2.94-0.3%N/A-25.2%£16.58M£63.60M223.00149Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeKOOVKoovsN/AN/AN/AN/A£12.86MN/A-0.36154Gap UpPODPPod Point GroupN/AGBX 6.30-1.9%GBX 60+852.4%N/A£9.59M£60.03M-0.16536 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 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNations are at war over what’s in this boxA resource known as Element 29 is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after materials on the planet. 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