Currys (CURY) Competitors

Frasers Group (LON:FRAS) and Currys (LON:CURY) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Does the media refer more to FRAS or CURY?

In the previous week, Currys had 27 more articles in the media than Frasers Group. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Currys and 9 mentions for Frasers Group. Frasers Group's average media sentiment score of 0.11 beat Currys' score of 0.10 indicating that Frasers Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Frasers Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Currys	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	24 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FRAS or CURY?

Frasers Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Currys. Currys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Frasers 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
Frasers Group	£5.26B	0.56	£365.76M	£87.63	8.10
Currys	£8.22B	0.16	£195.60M	£18.22	6.79

Is FRAS or CURY more profitable?

Frasers Group has a net margin of 6.95% compared to Currys' net margin of 2.38%. Frasers Group's return on equity of 21.74% beat Currys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Frasers Group	6.95%	21.74%	7.43%
Currys	2.38%	9.53%	1.54%

Which has more risk and volatility, FRAS or CURY?

Frasers Group has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Currys has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FRAS or CURY?

Frasers Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,200, suggesting a potential upside of 69.01%. Currys has a consensus target price of GBX 135, suggesting a potential upside of 9.16%. Given Frasers Group's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Frasers Group is more favorable than Currys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Frasers Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Currys	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FRAS or CURY?

19.7% of Frasers Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.2% of Currys shares are held by institutional investors. 77.2% of Frasers Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Currys shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FRAS or CURY?

Currys received 702 more outperform votes than Frasers Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.68% of users gave Currys an outperform vote while only 51.72% of users gave Frasers Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Frasers Group	Outperform Votes 15 51.72%	Underperform Votes 14 48.28%
Currys	Outperform Votes 717 77.68%	Underperform Votes 206 22.32%

Summary

Frasers Group beats Currys on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.