N Brown Group (BWNG) Competitors

N Brown Group (LON:BWNG) and THG (LON:THG) 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 dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and earnings.

Do analysts prefer BWNG or THG?

THG has a consensus target price of GBX 69, indicating a potential upside of 47.18%. Given THG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe THG is more favorable than N Brown Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
N Brown Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
THG	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, BWNG or THG?

N Brown Group has a beta of 2.17, meaning that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, THG has a beta of 2.4, meaning that its stock price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BWNG or THG?

3.4% of N Brown Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.4% of THG shares are owned by institutional investors. 93.2% of N Brown Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.6% of THG shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer BWNG or THG?

In the previous week, THG had 3 more articles in the media than N Brown Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for THG and 1 mentions for N Brown Group. THG's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat N Brown Group's score of 0.00 indicating that THG is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
N Brown Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
THG	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BWNG or THG more profitable?

N Brown Group has a net margin of 0.43% compared to THG's net margin of -11.77%. N Brown Group's return on equity of 0.66% beat THG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
N Brown Group	0.43%	0.66%	2.32%
THG	-11.77%	-22.84%	-2.68%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BWNG or THG?

N Brown Group received 314 more outperform votes than THG when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.89% of users gave THG an outperform vote while only 53.72% of users gave N Brown Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
N Brown Group	Outperform Votes 347 53.72%	Underperform Votes 299 46.28%
THG	Outperform Votes 33 57.89%	Underperform Votes 24 42.11%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BWNG or THG?

N Brown Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than THG. THG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than N Brown Group, 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
N Brown Group	£581.10M	0.31	£2.50M	£0.01	3,884.20
THG	£2.01B	0.36	-£236.52M	-£0.17	-275.76

Summary

THG beats N Brown Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.