DWHA vs. DIA, DWHT, IKA, GELN, PPS, EAAS, DGI, LPA, AMTE, and CLSN
Should you be buying Dewhurst Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dewhurst Group include Dialight (DIA), Dewhurst Group (DWHT), Ilika (IKA), Gelion (GELN), Proton Motor Power Systems (PPS), eEnergy Group (EAAS), DG Innovate (DGI), LPA Group (LPA), AMTE Power (AMTE), and Calisen (CLSN). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment & parts" industry.
Dialight (LON:DIA) and Dewhurst Group (LON:DWHA) are both small-cap industrials 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.
In the previous week, Dialight had 1 more articles in the media than Dewhurst Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Dialight and 0 mentions for Dewhurst Group. Dewhurst Group's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Dialight's score of 0.00 indicating that Dialight is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Dewhurst Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dialight. Dialight is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dewhurst Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dialight received 174 more outperform votes than Dewhurst Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.99% of users gave Dialight an outperform vote while only 62.71% of users gave Dewhurst Group an outperform vote.
Dewhurst Group has a net margin of 8.69% compared to Dewhurst Group's net margin of -7.26%. Dialight's return on equity of 8.41% beat Dewhurst Group's return on equity.
Dialight has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dewhurst Group has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.
84.3% of Dialight shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Dewhurst Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Dialight shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 42.7% of Dewhurst Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Dialight pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. Dewhurst Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Dialight pays out -6,451.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dewhurst Group pays out 2,580.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Dialight is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Dewhurst Group beats Dialight on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Dewhurst Group News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DWHA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DWHA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip ChartThis chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Skip Chart
Dewhurst Group Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools