Dewhurst Group (DWHA) Competitors

Dewhurst Group (LON:DWHA) and Luceco (LON:LUCE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, DWHA or LUCE?

Dewhurst Group has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Luceco has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DWHA or LUCE more profitable?

Dewhurst Group has a net margin of 8.54% compared to Luceco's net margin of 8.41%. Luceco's return on equity of 19.86% beat Dewhurst Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dewhurst Group	8.54%	8.43%	6.49%
Luceco	8.41%	19.86%	8.58%

Which has better valuation & earnings, DWHA or LUCE?

Luceco has higher revenue and earnings than Dewhurst Group. Dewhurst Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luceco, 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
Dewhurst Group	£93.67M	0.69	£8.00M	£65.63	8.00
Luceco	£227.36M	1.00	£19.13M	£11.87	11.97

Does the media refer more to DWHA or LUCE?

In the previous week, Dewhurst Group had 1 more articles in the media than Luceco. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Dewhurst Group and 1 mentions for Luceco. Dewhurst Group's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Luceco's score of 0.75 indicating that Dewhurst Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dewhurst Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Luceco	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DWHA or LUCE a better dividend stock?

Dewhurst Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Luceco pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Dewhurst Group pays out 24.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Luceco pays out 42.1% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DWHA or LUCE?

3.9% of Dewhurst Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.7% of Luceco shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.2% of Dewhurst Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.8% of Luceco shares are owned 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.

Summary

Luceco beats Dewhurst Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.