CFYN vs. INCH, PDG, LOOK, PINE, MMH, VTU, MOTR, CAMB, CCT, and ULTP
Should you be buying Caffyns stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Caffyns include Inchcape (INCH), Pendragon (PDG), Lookers (LOOK), Pinewood Technologies Group (PINE), Marshall Motor (MMH), Vertu Motors (VTU), Motorpoint Group (MOTR), Cambria Automobiles (CAMB), The Character Group (CCT), and Ultimate Products (ULTP). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Caffyns vs. Its Competitors
Inchcape (LON:INCH) and Caffyns (LON:CFYN) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Inchcape has a net margin of 2.45% compared to Caffyns' net margin of -0.46%. Inchcape's return on equity of 17.60% beat Caffyns' return on equity.
64.5% of Inchcape shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.8% of Caffyns shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Inchcape shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Caffyns shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Inchcape has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caffyns has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Inchcape presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,007, indicating a potential upside of 51.54%. Given Inchcape's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Inchcape is more favorable than Caffyns.
Inchcape has higher revenue and earnings than Caffyns. Inchcape is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caffyns, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Inchcape pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Caffyns pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Inchcape pays out 27.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caffyns pays out 156.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Inchcape is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Inchcape had 2 more articles in the media than Caffyns. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Inchcape and 0 mentions for Caffyns. Inchcape's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Caffyns' score of 0.00 indicating that Inchcape is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Inchcape beats Caffyns on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:CFYN) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
