Henry Boot (BOOT) Competitors

Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) and Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate BOOT or PETS?

Pets at Home Group has a consensus target price of GBX 273.33, suggesting a potential upside of 43.71%. Given Pets at Home Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pets at Home Group is more favorable than Henry Boot.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Henry Boot	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Pets at Home Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has better valuation & earnings, BOOT or PETS?

Pets at Home Group has higher revenue and earnings than Henry Boot. Pets at Home Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Henry Boot, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Henry Boot	£328.38M	0.89	£11.36M	£0.17	1,288.24
Pets at Home Group	£1.48B	0.58	£75.43M	£0.19	1,011.72

Does the media refer more to BOOT or PETS?

In the previous week, Pets at Home Group had 5 more articles in the media than Henry Boot. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Pets at Home Group and 0 mentions for Henry Boot. Pets at Home Group's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Henry Boot's score of 0.00 indicating that Pets at Home Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Henry Boot	Neutral
Pets at Home Group	Positive

Is BOOT or PETS a better dividend stock?

Henry Boot pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Pets at Home Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Henry Boot pays out 44.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pets at Home Group pays out 69.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has more risk and volatility, BOOT or PETS?

Henry Boot has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pets at Home Group has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BOOT or PETS more profitable?

Pets at Home Group has a net margin of 5.36% compared to Henry Boot's net margin of 3.96%. Pets at Home Group's return on equity of 8.05% beat Henry Boot's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henry Boot	3.96%	2.79%	1.71%
Pets at Home Group	5.36%	8.05%	4.66%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BOOT or PETS?

23.7% of Henry Boot shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.1% of Pets at Home Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Henry Boot shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Pets at Home Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Pets at Home Group beats Henry Boot on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.