Do analysts recommend CSP or DFS?

DFS Furniture has a consensus target price of GBX 208.33, indicating a potential upside of 26.26%. Given DFS Furniture's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DFS Furniture is more favorable than Countryside Partnerships. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Countryside Partnerships 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 DFS Furniture 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Do analysts rate DFS or MCS?

DFS Furniture currently has a consensus target price of GBX 208.33, indicating a potential upside of 26.26%. Given DFS Furniture's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DFS Furniture is more favorable than McCarthy & Stone. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score DFS Furniture 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 McCarthy & Stone 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Do analysts rate ABBY or DFS?

DFS Furniture has a consensus target price of GBX 208.33, indicating a potential upside of 26.26%. Given DFS Furniture's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DFS Furniture is more favorable than Abbey. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Abbey 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 DFS Furniture 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

DFS Furniture (DFS) Competitors

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DFS vs. CRN, CSP, VTY, MCS, and ABBY

Should you buy DFS Furniture stock or one of its competitors? DFS Furniture's main competitors and comparable companies include Cairn Homes (CRN), Countryside Partnerships (CSP), Vistry Group (VTY), McCarthy & Stone (MCS), and Abbey (ABBY). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "household durables" industry.

How does DFS Furniture compare to Cairn Homes?

Cairn Homes (LON:CRN) and DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Cairn Homes has a net margin of 14.05% compared to DFS Furniture's net margin of 3.27%. Cairn Homes' return on equity of 16.59% beat DFS Furniture's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cairn Homes	14.05%	16.59%	7.83%
DFS Furniture	3.27%	13.23%	3.00%

Cairn Homes has a beta of 0.739, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DFS Furniture has a beta of 1.443, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the broader market.

Cairn Homes has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DFS Furniture. Cairn Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DFS Furniture, 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
Cairn Homes	£944.61M	1.46	£127.43M	£21.10	10.50
DFS Furniture	£1.07B	0.36	-£4.30M	£15.00	11.00

Cairn Homes presently has a consensus price target of GBX 245, indicating a potential upside of 10.61%. DFS Furniture has a consensus price target of GBX 208.33, indicating a potential upside of 26.26%. Given DFS Furniture's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DFS Furniture is more favorable than Cairn Homes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cairn Homes	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
DFS Furniture	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

64.8% of Cairn Homes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of DFS Furniture shares are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of Cairn Homes shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.9% of DFS Furniture shares are held 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.

In the previous week, Cairn Homes' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled DFS Furniture'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cairn Homes	Neutral
DFS Furniture	Neutral

Summary

DFS Furniture beats Cairn Homes on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DFS Furniture compare to Countryside Partnerships?

Countryside Partnerships (LON:CSP) and DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.

DFS Furniture has a net margin of 3.27% compared to Countryside Partnerships' net margin of 0.00%. DFS Furniture's return on equity of 13.23% beat Countryside Partnerships' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Countryside Partnerships	N/A	N/A	N/A
DFS Furniture	3.27%	13.23%	3.00%

66.7% of DFS Furniture shares are held by institutional investors. 38.9% of DFS Furniture shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

DFS Furniture has a consensus target price of GBX 208.33, indicating a potential upside of 26.26%. Given DFS Furniture's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DFS Furniture is more favorable than Countryside Partnerships.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Countryside Partnerships	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
DFS Furniture	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Countryside Partnerships has higher revenue and earnings than DFS Furniture. Countryside Partnerships is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DFS Furniture, 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
Countryside Partnerships	£1.31B	0.00	N/A	-£22.40	N/A
DFS Furniture	£1.07B	0.36	-£4.30M	£15.00	11.00

In the previous week, Countryside Partnerships' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled DFS Furniture'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Countryside Partnerships	Neutral
DFS Furniture	Neutral

Summary

DFS Furniture beats Countryside Partnerships on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DFS Furniture compare to Vistry Group?

DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) and Vistry Group (LON:VTY) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

In the previous week, Vistry Group had 4 more articles in the media than DFS Furniture. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Vistry Group and 0 mentions for DFS Furniture. Vistry Group's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat DFS Furniture's score of 0.00 indicating that Vistry Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
DFS Furniture	Neutral
Vistry Group	Positive

DFS Furniture has a beta of 1.443, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Vistry Group has a beta of 1.853, suggesting that its share price is 85% more volatile than the broader market.

Vistry Group has a net margin of 3.82% compared to DFS Furniture's net margin of 3.27%. DFS Furniture's return on equity of 13.23% beat Vistry Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DFS Furniture	3.27%	13.23%	3.00%
Vistry Group	3.82%	4.20%	3.43%

DFS Furniture currently has a consensus price target of GBX 208.33, indicating a potential upside of 26.26%. Vistry Group has a consensus price target of GBX 465.60, indicating a potential upside of 54.19%. Given Vistry Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vistry Group is more favorable than DFS Furniture.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DFS Furniture	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Vistry Group	4 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

66.7% of DFS Furniture shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of Vistry Group shares are held by institutional investors. 38.9% of DFS Furniture shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Vistry Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Vistry Group has higher revenue and earnings than DFS Furniture. Vistry Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DFS Furniture, 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
DFS Furniture	£1.07B	0.36	-£4.30M	£15.00	11.00
Vistry Group	£3.61B	0.27	£245.05M	£42.00	7.19

Summary

Vistry Group beats DFS Furniture on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DFS Furniture compare to McCarthy & Stone?

DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) and McCarthy & Stone (LON:MCS) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

McCarthy & Stone has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DFS Furniture. McCarthy & Stone is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DFS Furniture, 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
DFS Furniture	£1.07B	0.36	-£4.30M	£15.00	11.00
McCarthy & Stone	£621.43M	0.00	N/A	£5.60	N/A

DFS Furniture has a net margin of 3.27% compared to McCarthy & Stone's net margin of 0.00%. DFS Furniture's return on equity of 13.23% beat McCarthy & Stone's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DFS Furniture	3.27%	13.23%	3.00%
McCarthy & Stone	N/A	N/A	N/A

DFS Furniture currently has a consensus target price of GBX 208.33, indicating a potential upside of 26.26%. Given DFS Furniture's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DFS Furniture is more favorable than McCarthy & Stone.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DFS Furniture	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
McCarthy & Stone	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

66.7% of DFS Furniture shares are held by institutional investors. 38.9% of DFS Furniture shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, DFS Furniture's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled McCarthy & Stone'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
DFS Furniture	Neutral
McCarthy & Stone	Neutral

Summary

DFS Furniture beats McCarthy & Stone on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DFS Furniture compare to Abbey?

Abbey (LON:ABBY) and DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

In the previous week, Abbey had 15 more articles in the media than DFS Furniture. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Abbey and 0 mentions for DFS Furniture. Abbey's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat DFS Furniture's score of 0.00 indicating that Abbey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Abbey	Neutral
DFS Furniture	Neutral

DFS Furniture has a consensus target price of GBX 208.33, indicating a potential upside of 26.26%. Given DFS Furniture's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DFS Furniture is more favorable than Abbey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Abbey	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
DFS Furniture	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Abbey has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DFS Furniture. Abbey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DFS Furniture, 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
Abbey	£192.13M	0.00	N/A	£125.10	N/A
DFS Furniture	£1.07B	0.36	-£4.30M	£15.00	11.00

DFS Furniture has a net margin of 3.27% compared to Abbey's net margin of 0.00%. DFS Furniture's return on equity of 13.23% beat Abbey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Abbey	N/A	N/A	N/A
DFS Furniture	3.27%	13.23%	3.00%

Summary

DFS Furniture beats Abbey on 9 of the 13 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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DFS vs. The Competition

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Metric	DFS Furniture	Household Durables Industry	Consumer Discretionary Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£382.00M	£5.41B	£13.01B	£2.92B
Dividend Yield	0.61%	3.50%	56.33%	6.17%
P/E Ratio	11.00	17.23	47.01	367.33
Price / Sales	0.36	63.18	88.45	83,334.32
Price / Cash	21.25	9.37	28.99	27.89
Price / Book	1.70	2.51	5.99	6.99
Net Income	-£4.30M	£267.92M	£445.85M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	2.80%	-0.33%	-0.92%	0.75%
1 Month Performance	14.58%	2.40%	-0.32%	3.46%
1 Year Performance	5.77%	-4.23%	-2.36%	23.07%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
DFS DFS Furniture	N/A	GBX 165 flat	GBX 208.33 +26.3%	+6.5%	£382.00M	£1.07B	11.00	20,200
CRN Cairn Homes	N/A	GBX 221 +1.8%	GBX 245 +10.9%	+16.8%	£1.37B	£944.61M	10.47	350
CSP Countryside Partnerships	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.15B	£1.31B	N/A	2,045
VTY Vistry Group	4.5614 of 5 stars	GBX 311.24 -0.4%	GBX 465.60 +49.6%	-51.5%	£988.46M	£3.61B	7.41	4,400
MCS McCarthy & Stone	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£644.25M	£621.43M	21.39	7,500	High Trading Volume

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DFS Furniture (DFS) Competitors

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DFS Furniture (DFS) Competitors

DFS vs. CRN, CSP, VTY, MCS, and ABBY

How does DFS Furniture compare to Cairn Homes?

Is CRN or DFS more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, CRN or DFS?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CRN or DFS?

Do analysts prefer CRN or DFS?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CRN or DFS?

Does the media refer more to CRN or DFS?

Summary

How does DFS Furniture compare to Countryside Partnerships?

Is CSP or DFS more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CSP or DFS?

Do analysts recommend CSP or DFS?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CSP or DFS?

Does the media refer more to CSP or DFS?

Summary

How does DFS Furniture compare to Vistry Group?

Does the media prefer DFS or VTY?

Which has more risk & volatility, DFS or VTY?

Is DFS or VTY more profitable?

Do analysts prefer DFS or VTY?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in DFS or VTY?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, DFS or VTY?

Summary

How does DFS Furniture compare to McCarthy & Stone?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, DFS or MCS?

Is DFS or MCS more profitable?

Do analysts rate DFS or MCS?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DFS or MCS?

Does the media favor DFS or MCS?

Summary

How does DFS Furniture compare to Abbey?

Does the media refer more to ABBY or DFS?

Do analysts rate ABBY or DFS?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ABBY or DFS?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ABBY or DFS?

Is ABBY or DFS more profitable?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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DFS vs. The Competition

DFS Furniture Competitors List

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