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LON:ASC

ASOS (ASC) Competitors

GBX 375.20
+24.80 (+7.08%)
(As of 06/5/2023 ET)
Compare
Today's Range
362.40
404.26
50-Day Range
342
820.50
52-Week Range
332
1,610
Volume
2.78 million shs
Average Volume
778,343 shs
Market Capitalization
£375.28 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
GBX 861.25

ASC vs. AO, CARD, DFS, MOON, FDL, BOO, BWNG, UPGS, APGN, and PODP

Should you be buying ASOS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ASOS include AO World (AO), Card Factory (CARD), DFS Furniture (DFS), Moonpig Group (MOON), Findel (FDL), boohoo group (BOO), N Brown Group (BWNG), UP Global Sourcing (UPGS), Applegreen (APGN), and Pod Point Group (PODP). These companies are all part of the "specialty retail" industry.

ASOS vs.

AO World (LON:AO) and ASOS (LON:ASC) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, ASOS had 2 more articles in the media than AO World. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for ASOS and 4 mentions for AO World. ASOS's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat AO World's score of 0.23 indicating that ASOS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AO World
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
ASOS
0 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

AO World has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASOS has a beta of 2.92, meaning that its share price is 192% more volatile than the S&P 500.

ASOS received 638 more outperform votes than AO World when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.20% of users gave ASOS an outperform vote while only 64.56% of users gave AO World an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AO WorldOutperform Votes
337
64.56%
Underperform Votes
185
35.44%
ASOSOutperform Votes
975
69.20%
Underperform Votes
434
30.80%

AO World has a net margin of -2.86% compared to ASOS's net margin of -6.24%. ASOS's return on equity of -25.58% beat AO World's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AO World -2.86% -44.19% -3.19%
ASOS -6.24% -25.58% -6.14%

AO World has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ASOS. AO World is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ASOS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AO World£1.44 billion0.28-£39.40 million-£0.08-862.50
ASOS£3.77 billion0.10-£235.50 million-£2.07-181.79

65.7% of AO World shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.9% of ASOS shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.2% of AO World shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.5% of ASOS shares are owned 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.

AO World currently has a consensus price target of GBX 69, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. ASOS has a consensus price target of GBX 861.25, indicating a potential upside of 128.87%. Given ASOS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ASOS is more favorable than AO World.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AO World
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.75
ASOS
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.13

Summary

ASOS beats AO World on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ASC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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ASC vs. The Competition

MetricASOSSpecialty Retail IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£376.38M£2.39B£2.15B£1.40B
Dividend YieldN/A6.18%4.65%13.47%
P/E Ratio-181.79484.54430.801,638.74
Price / Sales0.1046.21136.1546,972.03
Price / Cash1.5310.9422.7433.17
Price / Book0.472.412.312.67
Net Income-£235.50M£137.05M£181.59M£216.20M
7 Day Performance-7.32%-0.39%-0.20%4.15%
1 Month Performance-46.00%-3.15%3.52%3.93%
1 Year Performance-75.47%-5.65%-9.05%34.18%

ASOS Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AO
AO World
0 of 5 stars
GBX 65.10
-1.0%
GBX 69
+6.0%
-8.1%£375.56M£1.44B-813.754,400
CARD
Card Factory
0 of 5 stars
GBX 90.80
-1.9%
N/A+49.1%£311.14M£463.40M698.468,000
DFS
DFS Furniture
2.3964 of 5 stars
GBX 117
-2.5%
GBX 195
+66.7%
-36.8%£273.94M£1.14B975.005,217
MOON
Moonpig Group
0 of 5 stars
GBX 134.90
-0.1%
GBX 228.33
+69.3%
-41.4%£461.51M£304.48M2,248.33399
FDL
Findel
0 of 5 stars
GBX 233
+1.3%
N/AN/A£201.41M£506.81M8.631,871
BOO
boohoo group
1.7616 of 5 stars
GBX 41.42
-1.1%
GBX 58.11
+40.3%
-51.4%£526.03M£1.89B-1,380.673,621
BWNG
N Brown Group
0 of 5 stars
GBX 28
+3.7%
N/A-12.4%£128.93M£699.80M1,198.331,800Gap Up
UPGS
UP Global Sourcing
1.9375 of 5 stars
GBX 128
+2.4%
GBX 200
+56.3%
-8.6%£114.32M£156.05M984.62295Dividend Increase
News Coverage
Gap Up
APGN
Applegreen
0 of 5 stars
GBX 496
flat
N/AN/A£598.53MN/A20.5011,145
PODP
Pod Point Group
0 of 5 stars
GBX 68.70
-7.9%
GBX 85
+23.7%
N/A£105.88M£71.41M-490.71N/AGap Down

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