Dr. Martens (DOCS) Competitors

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DOCS vs. RMG, SPT, VTY, GEN, and WIX

Should you buy Dr. Martens stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Dr. Martens 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 Dr. Martens include Royal Mail (RMG), Spirent Communications (SPT), Vistry Group (VTY), Genuit Group (GEN), and Wickes Group (WIX). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

How does Dr. Martens compare to Royal Mail?

Dr. Martens (LON:DOCS) and Royal Mail (LON:RMG) are both small-cap computer software 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.

45.1% of Dr. Martens shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Dr. Martens shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dr. Martens has a net margin of 3.11% compared to Royal Mail's net margin of 0.00%. Dr. Martens' return on equity of 6.89% beat Royal Mail's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dr. Martens3.11% 6.89% 8.12%
Royal Mail N/A N/A N/A

Dr. Martens has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Royal Mail. Royal Mail is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dr. Martens, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dr. Martens£764.90M0.87£68.97M£2.4029.11
Royal Mail£12.71B0.00N/A£0.61N/A

In the previous week, Dr. Martens had 1 more articles in the media than Royal Mail. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Dr. Martens and 0 mentions for Royal Mail. Dr. Martens' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Royal Mail's score of 0.00 indicating that Dr. Martens is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Dr. Martens Positive
Royal Mail Neutral

Dr. Martens pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Royal Mail pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share. Dr. Martens pays out 106.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Royal Mail pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Dr. Martens currently has a consensus target price of GBX 105, indicating a potential upside of 50.32%. Given Dr. Martens' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dr. Martens is more favorable than Royal Mail.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dr. Martens
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Royal Mail
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Dr. Martens beats Royal Mail on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dr. Martens compare to Spirent Communications?

Spirent Communications (LON:SPT) and Dr. Martens (LON:DOCS) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

57.4% of Spirent Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.1% of Dr. Martens shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.0% of Spirent Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Dr. Martens shares are owned 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.

Dr. Martens has higher revenue and earnings than Spirent Communications. Dr. Martens is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirent Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Spirent Communications£471M2.49£16.67M£0.0116,032.26
Dr. Martens£764.90M0.87£68.97M£2.4029.11

Dr. Martens has a net margin of 3.11% compared to Spirent Communications' net margin of 1.53%. Dr. Martens' return on equity of 6.89% beat Spirent Communications' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Spirent Communications1.53% 1.82% 2.77%
Dr. Martens 3.11%6.89%8.12%

In the previous week, Dr. Martens had 1 more articles in the media than Spirent Communications. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Dr. Martens and 0 mentions for Spirent Communications. Dr. Martens' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Spirent Communications' score of 0.00 indicating that Dr. Martens is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Spirent Communications Neutral
Dr. Martens Positive

Spirent Communications currently has a consensus price target of GBX 199, indicating a potential upside of 0.10%. Dr. Martens has a consensus price target of GBX 105, indicating a potential upside of 50.32%. Given Dr. Martens' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dr. Martens is more favorable than Spirent Communications.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Spirent Communications
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Dr. Martens
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dr. Martens has a beta of 0.253, suggesting that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Dr. Martens beats Spirent Communications on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dr. Martens compare to Vistry Group?

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

Vistry Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 463.30, indicating a potential upside of 94.66%. Dr. Martens has a consensus price target of GBX 105, indicating a potential upside of 50.32%. Given Vistry Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Vistry Group is more favorable than Dr. Martens.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Vistry Group
4 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.80
Dr. Martens
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Vistry Group has a beta of 1.847, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dr. Martens has a beta of 0.253, indicating that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vistry Group£3.61B0.21£245.05M£42.005.67
Dr. Martens£764.90M0.87£68.97M£2.4029.11

Vistry Group has a net margin of 3.82% compared to Dr. Martens' net margin of 3.11%. Dr. Martens' return on equity of 6.89% beat Vistry Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Vistry Group3.82% 4.20% 3.43%
Dr. Martens 3.11%6.89%8.12%

68.4% of Vistry Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.1% of Dr. Martens shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Vistry Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Dr. Martens shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Vistry Group and Vistry Group both had 1 articles in the media. Dr. Martens' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Vistry Group's score of -0.28 indicating that Dr. Martens is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Vistry Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Dr. Martens
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Vistry Group and Dr. Martens tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dr. Martens compare to Genuit Group?

Genuit Group (LON:GEN) and Dr. Martens (LON:DOCS) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Genuit Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Dr. Martens pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Genuit Group pays out 70.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dr. Martens pays out 106.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Genuit Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

74.4% of Genuit Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.1% of Dr. Martens shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Genuit Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Dr. Martens 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.

In the previous week, Dr. Martens had 1 more articles in the media than Genuit Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Dr. Martens and 0 mentions for Genuit Group. Dr. Martens' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Genuit Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Dr. Martens is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Genuit Group Neutral
Dr. Martens Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Genuit Group£602.10M1.10£23.57M£17.8014.79
Dr. Martens£764.90M0.87£68.97M£2.4029.11

Genuit Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 430.40, indicating a potential upside of 63.53%. Dr. Martens has a consensus target price of GBX 105, indicating a potential upside of 50.32%. Given Genuit Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Genuit Group is more favorable than Dr. Martens.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Genuit Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Dr. Martens
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Genuit Group has a beta of 1.469, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dr. Martens has a beta of 0.253, suggesting that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the broader market.

Genuit Group has a net margin of 7.51% compared to Dr. Martens' net margin of 3.11%. Genuit Group's return on equity of 6.89% beat Dr. Martens' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Genuit Group7.51% 6.89% 4.59%
Dr. Martens 3.11%6.89%8.12%

Summary

Genuit Group beats Dr. Martens on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dr. Martens compare to Wickes Group?

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

Dr. Martens pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Wickes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Dr. Martens pays out 106.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Wickes Group pays out 66.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wickes Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Dr. Martens has a net margin of 3.11% compared to Wickes Group's net margin of 2.35%. Wickes Group's return on equity of 29.52% beat Dr. Martens' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dr. Martens3.11% 6.89% 8.12%
Wickes Group 2.35%29.52%3.77%

45.1% of Dr. Martens shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of Wickes Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Dr. Martens shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Wickes Group shares are owned 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.

Dr. Martens has a beta of 0.253, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wickes Group has a beta of 0.857, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dr. Martens£764.90M0.87£68.97M£2.4029.11
Wickes Group£1.64B0.24£29.25M£16.4010.80

In the previous week, Wickes Group had 1 more articles in the media than Dr. Martens. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Wickes Group and 1 mentions for Dr. Martens. Dr. Martens' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Wickes Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Dr. Martens is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Dr. Martens
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Wickes Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Dr. Martens currently has a consensus target price of GBX 105, suggesting a potential upside of 50.32%. Wickes Group has a consensus target price of GBX 246.67, suggesting a potential upside of 39.20%. Given Dr. Martens' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Dr. Martens is more favorable than Wickes Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dr. Martens
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Wickes Group
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Wickes Group beats Dr. Martens on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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DOCS vs. The Competition

MetricDr. MartensFootwear & Accessories IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£668.55M£9.12B£3.90B£2.78B
Dividend Yield3.64%2.01%3.50%6.16%
P/E Ratio29.1119.5478.33365.72
Price / Sales0.8742.20307.3386,253.69
Price / Cash14.2920.2830.8127.85
Price / Book1.854.083.337.92
Net Income£68.97M£168.67M£249.12M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-3.65%-1.49%-0.79%-0.87%
1 Month Performance0.36%0.68%0.01%-0.76%
1 Year Performance-3.98%14.13%-0.02%70.67%

Dr. Martens Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DOCS
Dr. Martens
4.1149 of 5 stars
GBX 69.85
-0.4%
GBX 105
+50.3%
-6.1%£668.55M£764.90M29.11890
RMG
Royal Mail
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.98B£12.71B339.34100
SPT
Spirent Communications
0.2651 of 5 stars
GBX 198.80
flat
GBX 199
+0.1%
+4.0%£1.17B£471M16,032.261,526
VTY
Vistry Group
4.4908 of 5 stars
GBX 235.60
+2.1%
GBX 463.30
+96.6%
-60.7%£748.24M£3.61B5.614,400
GEN
Genuit Group
4.3346 of 5 stars
GBX 270.81
-0.1%
GBX 430.40
+58.9%
-29.3%£682.40M£602.10M15.212,700

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