CFYN vs. INCH, PDG, LOOK, PINE, MMH, VTU, MOTR, CAMB, MRK, 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), Marks Electrical Group (MRK), 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 better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.
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.
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.
Inchcape has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caffyns has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Inchcape had 3 more articles in the media than Caffyns. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Inchcape and 0 mentions for Caffyns. Inchcape's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Caffyns' score of 0.00 indicating that Inchcape is being referred to more favorably in the media.
64.5% of Inchcape shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.8% of Caffyns shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of Inchcape shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Caffyns shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Inchcape presently has a consensus price target of GBX 985.25, indicating a potential upside of 37.70%. Given Inchcape's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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.
Summary
Inchcape beats Caffyns on 17 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:CFYN) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
