EPWN vs. JHD, NXR, SRAD, SUR, ECEL, KGP, ALU, NTBR, TON, and HSM
Should you be buying Epwin Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Epwin Group include James Halstead (JHD), Norcros (NXR), Stelrad Group (SRAD), Sureserve Group (SUR), Eurocell (ECEL), Kingspan Group (KGP), The Alumasc Group (ALU), Northern Bear (NTBR), Titon (TON), and Samuel Heath & Sons (HSM). These companies are all part of the "building products & equipment" industry.
Epwin Group vs. Its Competitors
Epwin Group (LON:EPWN) and James Halstead (LON:JHD) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.
42.2% of Epwin Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of James Halstead shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.5% of Epwin Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 49.1% of James Halstead shares are owned by company 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.
Epwin Group has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, James Halstead has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.
James Halstead has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Epwin Group. James Halstead is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Epwin Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, James Halstead had 2 more articles in the media than Epwin Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for James Halstead and 0 mentions for Epwin Group. James Halstead's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Epwin Group's score of 0.00 indicating that James Halstead is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
James Halstead has a net margin of 15.10% compared to Epwin Group's net margin of 2.81%. James Halstead's return on equity of 23.72% beat Epwin Group's return on equity.
Epwin Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. James Halstead pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Epwin Group pays out 78.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. James Halstead pays out 90.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
James Halstead beats Epwin Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:EPWN) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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