Which has better earnings & valuation, CARD or MOON?

Card Factory has higher revenue and earnings than Moonpig Group. Card Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moonpig 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 Card Factory £582.70M 0.44 £41.04M £8.90 8.44 Moonpig Group £372.97M 2.25 £33.88M £15.60 18.22

Do analysts prefer CARD or PDG?

Card Factory presently has a consensus target price of GBX 113.33, suggesting a potential upside of 50.91%. Given Card Factory's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Card Factory is more favorable than Pendragon. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Card Factory 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Pendragon 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Do analysts rate CARD or APGN?

Card Factory presently has a consensus target price of GBX 113.33, suggesting a potential upside of 50.91%. Given Card Factory's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Card Factory is more favorable than Applegreen. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Card Factory 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Applegreen 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Card Factory (CARD) Competitors

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CARD vs. PETS, MOON, PDG, APGN, and HFD

Should you buy Card Factory stock or one of its competitors? Card Factory's main competitors and comparable companies include Pets at Home Group (PETS), Moonpig Group (MOON), Pendragon (PDG), Applegreen (APGN), and Halfords Group (HFD). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "specialty retail" industry.

How does Card Factory compare to Pets at Home Group?

Card Factory (LON:CARD) and Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Card Factory pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Pets at Home Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Card Factory pays out 55.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pets at Home Group pays out 95.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Card Factory is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Card Factory's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Pets at Home Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Card Factory	Neutral
Pets at Home Group	Neutral

Card Factory has a net margin of 5.35% compared to Pets at Home Group's net margin of 4.29%. Card Factory's return on equity of 9.00% beat Pets at Home Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Card Factory	5.35%	9.00%	7.54%
Pets at Home Group	4.29%	6.50%	4.66%

42.7% of Card Factory shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of Pets at Home Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Card Factory shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Pets at Home Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Pets at Home Group has higher revenue and earnings than Card Factory. Card Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pets at Home 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
Card Factory	£582.70M	0.44	£41.04M	£8.90	8.44
Pets at Home Group	£1.47B	0.63	£75.43M	£13.60	15.54

Card Factory has a beta of 1.287, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pets at Home Group has a beta of 1.108, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

Card Factory currently has a consensus target price of GBX 113.33, indicating a potential upside of 50.91%. Pets at Home Group has a consensus target price of GBX 240, indicating a potential upside of 13.56%. Given Card Factory's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Card Factory is more favorable than Pets at Home Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Card Factory	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Pets at Home Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Card Factory and Pets at Home Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Card Factory compare to Moonpig Group?

Card Factory (LON:CARD) and Moonpig Group (LON:MOON) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Card Factory has a beta of 1.287, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Moonpig Group has a beta of 0.967, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Moonpig Group had 4 more articles in the media than Card Factory. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Moonpig Group and 0 mentions for Card Factory. Card Factory's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Moonpig Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Card Factory	Neutral
Moonpig Group	Neutral

Moonpig Group has a net margin of 13.87% compared to Card Factory's net margin of 5.35%. Card Factory's return on equity of 9.00% beat Moonpig Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Card Factory	5.35%	9.00%	7.54%
Moonpig Group	13.87%	-99.49%	15.92%

42.7% of Card Factory shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.6% of Moonpig Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Card Factory shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Moonpig Group 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.

Card Factory currently has a consensus price target of GBX 113.33, suggesting a potential upside of 50.91%. Moonpig Group has a consensus price target of GBX 299.29, suggesting a potential upside of 5.31%. Given Card Factory's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Card Factory is more favorable than Moonpig Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Card Factory	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Moonpig Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Card Factory has higher revenue and earnings than Moonpig Group. Card Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moonpig 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
Card Factory	£582.70M	0.44	£41.04M	£8.90	8.44
Moonpig Group	£372.97M	2.25	£33.88M	£15.60	18.22

Card Factory pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Moonpig Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Card Factory pays out 55.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Moonpig Group pays out 20.8% 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.

Summary

Moonpig Group beats Card Factory on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Card Factory compare to Pendragon?

Card Factory (LON:CARD) and Pendragon (LON:PDG) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

42.7% of Card Factory shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of Pendragon shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Card Factory shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.1% of Pendragon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Card Factory's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Pendragon'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Card Factory	Neutral
Pendragon	Neutral

Pendragon has higher revenue and earnings than Card Factory. Pendragon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Card Factory, 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
Card Factory	£582.70M	0.44	£41.04M	£8.90	8.44
Pendragon	£3.86B	0.00	£46M	£0.03	N/A

Card Factory has a beta of 1.287, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pendragon has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its share price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

Card Factory pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Pendragon pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share. Card Factory pays out 55.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pendragon pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Card Factory is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Card Factory has a net margin of 5.35% compared to Pendragon's net margin of 1.19%. Pendragon's return on equity of 15.86% beat Card Factory's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Card Factory	5.35%	9.00%	7.54%
Pendragon	1.19%	15.86%	4.17%

Card Factory presently has a consensus target price of GBX 113.33, suggesting a potential upside of 50.91%. Given Card Factory's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Card Factory is more favorable than Pendragon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Card Factory	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Pendragon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Card Factory beats Pendragon on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Card Factory compare to Applegreen?

Card Factory (LON:CARD) and Applegreen (LON:APGN) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

In the previous week, Card Factory's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Applegreen'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Card Factory	Neutral
Applegreen	Neutral

Card Factory presently has a consensus target price of GBX 113.33, suggesting a potential upside of 50.91%. Given Card Factory's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Card Factory is more favorable than Applegreen.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Card Factory	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Applegreen	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Card Factory has a net margin of 5.35% compared to Applegreen's net margin of 0.00%. Card Factory's return on equity of 9.00% beat Applegreen's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Card Factory	5.35%	9.00%	7.54%
Applegreen	N/A	N/A	N/A

42.7% of Card Factory shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Card Factory shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Card Factory has higher revenue and earnings than Applegreen. Applegreen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Card Factory, 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
Card Factory	£582.70M	0.44	£41.04M	£8.90	8.44
Applegreen	N/A	N/A	N/A	£24.20	N/A

Card Factory pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Applegreen pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share. Card Factory pays out 55.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applegreen pays out 0.0% 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.

Summary

Card Factory beats Applegreen on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Card Factory compare to Halfords Group?

Halfords Group (LON:HFD) and Card Factory (LON:CARD) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Halfords Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Card Factory pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Halfords Group pays out 60.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Card Factory pays out 55.1% 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. Card Factory is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Card Factory has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Halfords Group. Card Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Halfords 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
Halfords Group	£1.80B	0.30	£14.31M	£14.60	16.84
Card Factory	£582.70M	0.44	£41.04M	£8.90	8.44

47.9% of Halfords Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.7% of Card Factory shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Halfords Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Card Factory shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Halfords Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 227.50, suggesting a potential downside of 7.49%. Card Factory has a consensus price target of GBX 113.33, suggesting a potential upside of 50.91%. Given Card Factory's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Card Factory is more favorable than Halfords Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Halfords Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Card Factory	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Halfords Group has a beta of 1.235, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Card Factory has a beta of 1.287, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Halfords Group had 1 more articles in the media than Card Factory. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Halfords Group and 0 mentions for Card Factory. Halfords Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Card Factory'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Halfords Group	Neutral
Card Factory	Neutral

Card Factory has a net margin of 5.35% compared to Halfords Group's net margin of 1.83%. Card Factory's return on equity of 9.00% beat Halfords Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Halfords Group	1.83%	6.52%	2.68%
Card Factory	5.35%	9.00%	7.54%

Summary

Card Factory beats Halfords Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CARD vs. The Competition

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Metric	Card Factory	Specialty Retail Industry	Consumer Discretionary Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£259.40M	£11.95B	£13.44B	£2.89B
Dividend Yield	6.55%	102.22%	53.98%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	8.44	26.44	46.46	368.30
Price / Sales	0.44	18.43	91.30	83,647.95
Price / Cash	28.44	13.99	19.31	27.89
Price / Book	0.83	5.99	4.54	7.22
Net Income	£41.04M	£435.71M	£443.65M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	0.27%	0.33%	0.61%	1.53%
1 Month Performance	10.60%	2.73%	1.79%	2.33%
1 Year Performance	-26.66%	6.25%	2.82%	74.71%

Card Factory Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CARD Card Factory	N/A	GBX 75.10 -1.6%	GBX 113.33 +50.9%	-25.5%	£259.40M	£582.70M	8.44	9,075
PETS Pets at Home Group	2.0913 of 5 stars	GBX 210.80 -0.6%	GBX 240 +13.9%	-6.9%	£931.42M	£1.47B	15.50	210	High Trading Volume
MOON Moonpig Group	1.7643 of 5 stars	GBX 284.18 +1.8%	GBX 299.29 +5.3%	+35.5%	£844.91M	£372.97M	18.22	730	High Trading Volume
PDG Pendragon	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£618.57M	£3.86B	1,185.00	5,334
APGN Applegreen	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£598.53M	N/A	20.50	11,145

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Card Factory (CARD) Competitors

CARD vs. PETS, MOON, PDG, APGN, and HFD

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Card Factory (CARD) Competitors

CARD vs. PETS, MOON, PDG, APGN, and HFD

How does Card Factory compare to Pets at Home Group?

Is CARD or PETS a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to CARD or PETS?

Is CARD or PETS more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CARD or PETS?

Which has better valuation & earnings, CARD or PETS?

Which has more volatility and risk, CARD or PETS?

Do analysts prefer CARD or PETS?

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How does Card Factory compare to Moonpig Group?

Which has more risk and volatility, CARD or MOON?

Does the media prefer CARD or MOON?

Is CARD or MOON more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CARD or MOON?

Do analysts prefer CARD or MOON?

Which has better earnings & valuation, CARD or MOON?

Is CARD or MOON a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Card Factory compare to Pendragon?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CARD or PDG?

Does the media prefer CARD or PDG?

Which has better valuation and earnings, CARD or PDG?

Which has more volatility and risk, CARD or PDG?

Is CARD or PDG a better dividend stock?

Is CARD or PDG more profitable?

Do analysts prefer CARD or PDG?

Summary

How does Card Factory compare to Applegreen?

Does the media prefer CARD or APGN?

Do analysts rate CARD or APGN?

Is CARD or APGN more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CARD or APGN?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CARD or APGN?

Is CARD or APGN a better dividend stock?

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How does Card Factory compare to Halfords Group?

Is HFD or CARD a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HFD or CARD?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HFD or CARD?

Do analysts rate HFD or CARD?

Which has more risk and volatility, HFD or CARD?

Does the media refer more to HFD or CARD?

Is HFD or CARD more profitable?

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