CMO vs. KGF, WIX, VIC, TPT, G4M, AURR, VARE, PODP, PMP, and ZAMZ
Should you be buying CMO Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CMO Group include Kingfisher (KGF), Wickes Group (WIX), Victorian Plumbing Group (VIC), Topps Tiles (TPT), Gear4music (G4M), Aurrigo International (AURR), Various Eateries (VARE), Pod Point Group (PODP), Portmeirion Group (PMP), and Zamaz (ZAMZ). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
CMO Group (LON:CMO) and Kingfisher (LON:KGF) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership.
Kingfisher has a net margin of 2.66% compared to CMO Group's net margin of -0.64%. Kingfisher's return on equity of 5.20% beat CMO Group's return on equity.
CMO Group has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kingfisher has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Kingfisher has higher revenue and earnings than CMO Group. CMO Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kingfisher, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Kingfisher received 865 more outperform votes than CMO Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave CMO Group an outperform vote while only 56.64% of users gave Kingfisher an outperform vote.
Kingfisher has a consensus price target of GBX 263.75, indicating a potential downside of 5.94%. Given Kingfisher's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kingfisher is more favorable than CMO Group.
In the previous week, Kingfisher had 2 more articles in the media than CMO Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Kingfisher and 1 mentions for CMO Group. CMO Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Kingfisher's score of -0.53 indicating that CMO Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
43.5% of CMO Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Kingfisher shares are held by institutional investors. 43.3% of CMO Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Kingfisher shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Kingfisher beats CMO Group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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