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GBX 135 +3.40 (+2.58%)
As of 09/9/2025 12:38 PM Eastern

CURY vs. FRAS, SPD, DNLM, PETS, SMWH, MOON, APGN, CARD, HFD, and FDL

Should you be buying Currys stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Currys include Frasers Group (FRAS), Sports Direct International (SPD), Dunelm Group (DNLM), Pets at Home Group (PETS), WH Smith (SMWH), Moonpig Group (MOON), Applegreen (APGN), Card Factory (CARD), Halfords Group (HFD), and Findel (FDL). These companies are all part of the "specialty retail" industry.

Currys vs. Its Competitors

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

16.8% of Frasers Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.1% of Currys shares are held by institutional investors. 72.8% of Frasers Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Currys shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Currys had 56 more articles in the media than Frasers Group. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Currys and 2 mentions for Frasers Group. Currys' average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Frasers Group's score of 0.23 indicating that Currys is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Frasers Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Currys
10 Very Positive mention(s)
21 Positive mention(s)
20 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Frasers Group£4.93B0.62£365.76M£0.681,048.15
Currys£8.71B0.17£195.60M£0.101,421.05

Frasers Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,100, indicating a potential upside of 55.48%. Currys has a consensus price target of GBX 151.67, indicating a potential upside of 12.35%. Given Frasers Group's higher probable 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)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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 Group6.95% 21.74% 7.43%
Currys 2.38%9.53%1.54%

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

Summary

Frasers Group beats Currys on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CURY vs. The Competition

MetricCurrysSpecialty Retail IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.45B£4.21B£3.95B£2.57B
Dividend Yield1.17%4.02%3.53%5.30%
P/E Ratio1,421.05555.73518.585,365.37
Price / Sales0.1731.77274.8896,655.08
Price / Cash4.8014.9331.1627.93
Price / Book0.7211.063.577.51
Net Income£195.60M£132.07M£264.31M£5.89B
7 Day Performance23.85%0.79%2.92%1.19%
1 Month Performance18.84%0.02%2.74%55.66%
1 Year Performance74.53%183.67%36.83%123.97%

Currys Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CURY
Currys
2.6699 of 5 stars
GBX 135
+2.6%
GBX 151.67
+12.3%
+74.3%£1.45B£8.71B1,421.0528,000Trending News
Buyback Announcement
FRAS
Frasers Group
2.2981 of 5 stars
GBX 652
-2.6%
GBX 1,100
+68.7%
-14.8%£2.82B£4.93B965.9332,000
SPD
Sports Direct International
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.45B£3.70B21.8626,500High Trading Volume
DNLM
Dunelm Group
3.303 of 5 stars
GBX 1,153
-3.6%
GBX 1,342
+16.4%
-10.6%£2.32B£1.73B1,541.4411,000News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
PETS
Pets at Home Group
2.5716 of 5 stars
GBX 220.20
-2.4%
GBX 273.33
+24.1%
-25.8%£993.30M£1.48B1,171.28210News Coverage
Positive News
SMWH
WH Smith
2.8807 of 5 stars
GBX 675.50
-1.5%
GBX 1,178.20
+74.4%
-46.1%£841.40M£1.94B15,011.1114,935Dividend Increase
MOON
Moonpig Group
2.5383 of 5 stars
GBX 193.60
-1.8%
GBX 274.75
+41.9%
-3.7%£632.96M£350.07M-6,050.00730News Coverage
Dividend Announcement
APGN
Applegreen
N/AN/AN/AN/A£598.53MN/A20.5011,145
CARD
Card Factory
3.35 of 5 stars
GBX 99.30
-3.2%
GBX 148.33
+49.4%
-17.7%£348.68M£542.50M724.829,075Positive News
Gap Down
HFD
Halfords Group
N/AGBX 135.40
-0.9%
GBX 151
+11.5%
-6.0%£295.01M£1.72B-879.2212,000Negative News
FDL
Findel
N/AN/AN/AN/A£201.41M£506.81M8.631,871

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