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COA vs. AIEA, HEIQ, LDSG, PPB, and KGF

Should you buy Coats Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Coats Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Coats Group include AIREA (AIEA), HeiQ (HEIQ), Leeds Group (LDSG), Paddy Power Betfair (PPB), and Kingfisher (KGF). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.

How does Coats Group compare to AIREA?

AIREA (LON:AIEA) and Coats Group (LON:COA) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

AIREA has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Coats Group has a beta of 1.281, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

Coats Group has higher revenue and earnings than AIREA. AIREA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coats Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AIREA£21.45M0.52£1.17M£2.5411.37
Coats Group£1.46B1.05£75.12M£5.8713.66

AIREA pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Coats Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. AIREA pays out 23.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Coats Group pays out 54.3% 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.

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

Company Overall Sentiment
AIREA Neutral
Coats Group Neutral

Coats Group has a consensus price target of GBX 125, indicating a potential upside of 55.86%. Given Coats Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Coats Group is more favorable than AIREA.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AIREA
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Coats Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

10.7% of AIREA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.1% of Coats Group shares are held by institutional investors. 16.1% of AIREA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Coats Group shares are held by 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.

Coats Group has a net margin of 7.06% compared to AIREA's net margin of 0.31%. Coats Group's return on equity of 18.86% beat AIREA's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AIREA0.31% 0.39% 1.99%
Coats Group 7.06%18.86%8.48%

Summary

Coats Group beats AIREA on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Coats Group compare to HeiQ?

HeiQ (LON:HEIQ) and Coats Group (LON:COA) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.

HeiQ has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Coats Group has a beta of 1.281, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

Coats Group has a net margin of 7.06% compared to HeiQ's net margin of -32.54%. Coats Group's return on equity of 18.86% beat HeiQ's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HeiQ-32.54% -40.04% -11.57%
Coats Group 7.06%18.86%8.48%

Coats Group has a consensus target price of GBX 125, indicating a potential upside of 55.86%. Given Coats Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Coats Group is more favorable than HeiQ.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
HeiQ
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Coats Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

11.4% of HeiQ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.1% of Coats Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.1% of HeiQ shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Coats Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

Company Overall Sentiment
HeiQ Neutral
Coats Group Neutral

Coats Group has higher revenue and earnings than HeiQ. HeiQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coats Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
HeiQ£41.75M0.00-£13.58M-£0.07N/A
Coats Group£1.46B1.05£75.12M£5.8713.66

Summary

Coats Group beats HeiQ on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Coats Group compare to Leeds Group?

Coats Group (LON:COA) and Leeds Group (LON:LDSG) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

Coats Group has higher revenue and earnings than Leeds Group. Leeds Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coats Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Coats Group£1.46B1.05£75.12M£5.8713.66
Leeds Group£19.76M0.00-£5.67M-£0.03N/A

Coats Group has a beta of 1.281, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Leeds Group has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Coats Group Neutral
Leeds Group Neutral

Coats Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 125, indicating a potential upside of 55.86%. Given Coats Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Coats Group is more favorable than Leeds Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Coats Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Leeds Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Coats Group has a net margin of 7.06% compared to Leeds Group's net margin of -29.09%. Coats Group's return on equity of 18.86% beat Leeds Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Coats Group7.06% 18.86% 8.48%
Leeds Group -29.09%-68.10%-2.42%

65.1% of Coats Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Leeds Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Coats Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 75.9% of Leeds Group shares are owned 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.

Summary

Coats Group beats Leeds Group on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Coats Group compare to Paddy Power Betfair?

Coats Group (LON:COA) and Paddy Power Betfair (LON:PPB) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Coats Group has a net margin of 7.06% compared to Paddy Power Betfair's net margin of 0.00%. Coats Group's return on equity of 18.86% beat Paddy Power Betfair's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Coats Group7.06% 18.86% 8.48%
Paddy Power Betfair N/A N/A N/A

Coats Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Paddy Power Betfair pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share. Coats Group pays out 54.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paddy Power Betfair pays out 0.8% 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.

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Coats Group Neutral
Paddy Power Betfair Neutral

Coats Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Paddy Power Betfair. Paddy Power Betfair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coats Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Coats Group£1.46B1.05£75.12M£5.8713.66
Paddy Power Betfair£1.87B0.00N/A£240.40N/A

Coats Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 125, indicating a potential upside of 55.86%. Given Coats Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Coats Group is more favorable than Paddy Power Betfair.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Coats Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Paddy Power Betfair
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

65.1% of Coats Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Coats Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Coats Group beats Paddy Power Betfair on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Coats Group compare to Kingfisher?

Coats Group (LON:COA) and Kingfisher (LON:KGF) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

Coats Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Kingfisher pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Coats Group pays out 54.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kingfisher pays out 89.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Coats Group has a net margin of 7.06% compared to Kingfisher's net margin of 1.89%. Coats Group's return on equity of 18.86% beat Kingfisher's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Coats Group7.06% 18.86% 8.48%
Kingfisher 1.89%3.91%3.55%

65.1% of Coats Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Kingfisher shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Coats Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Kingfisher shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Coats Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 125, suggesting a potential upside of 55.86%. Kingfisher has a consensus target price of GBX 300.43, suggesting a potential upside of 5.84%. Given Coats Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Coats Group is more favorable than Kingfisher.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Coats Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Kingfisher
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.88

Coats Group has a beta of 1.281, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kingfisher has a beta of 1.112, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

Kingfisher has higher revenue and earnings than Coats Group. Coats Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kingfisher, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Coats Group£1.46B1.05£75.12M£5.8713.66
Kingfisher£12.95B0.37£329.55M£13.8020.57

In the previous week, Kingfisher had 2 more articles in the media than Coats Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Kingfisher and 1 mentions for Coats Group. Kingfisher's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Coats Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Kingfisher is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Coats Group Neutral
Kingfisher Positive

Summary

Coats Group beats Kingfisher on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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COA vs. The Competition

MetricCoats GroupTextile Manufacturing IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.54B£3.42B£3.92B£2.77B
Dividend Yield3.07%3.49%3.47%6.12%
P/E Ratio13.6617.4276.60365.54
Price / Sales1.0578.38325.8487,173.10
Price / Cash6.974.4130.8627.85
Price / Book2.121.413.267.68
Net Income£75.12M£38.14M£247.47M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-1.84%-0.10%-0.69%-0.55%
1 Month Performance-1.77%4.52%2.36%3.15%
1 Year Performance3.22%-1.71%0.68%73.57%

Coats Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
COA
Coats Group
3.921 of 5 stars
GBX 80.20
-0.2%
GBX 125
+55.9%
+5.1%£1.54B£1.46B13.6615,539
AIEA
AIREA
N/AGBX 29.44
+3.3%
N/A+10.3%£11.36M£21.45M11.59116
HEIQ
HeiQ
N/AN/AN/AN/A£7.58M£41.75MN/A190
LDSG
Leeds Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.71M£19.76MN/A193
PPB
Paddy Power Betfair
N/AN/AN/AN/A£4.74B£1.87B23.617,901

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This page (LON:COA) was last updated on 6/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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