FAN vs. JHD, TYMN, GEN, COD, TPK, KLR, MGAM, REDD, WIN, and RNWH
Should you be buying Volution Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Volution Group include James Halstead (JHD), Tyman (TYMN), Genuit Group (GEN), Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (COD), Travis Perkins (TPK), Keller Group (KLR), Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM), Redde Northgate (REDD), Wincanton (WIN), and Renew (RNWH). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
James Halstead (LON:JHD) and Volution Group (LON:FAN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and community ranking.
In the previous week, James Halstead had 1 more articles in the media than Volution Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for James Halstead and 1 mentions for Volution Group. James Halstead's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Volution Group's score of 0.63 indicating that Volution Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
James Halstead pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Volution Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. James Halstead pays out 8,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Volution Group pays out 3,809.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Volution Group received 241 more outperform votes than James Halstead when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.96% of users gave Volution Group an outperform vote while only 72.51% of users gave James Halstead an outperform vote.
James Halstead has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Volution Group has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Volution Group has higher revenue and earnings than James Halstead. Volution Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Halstead, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
James Halstead has a net margin of 13.97% compared to James Halstead's net margin of 12.54%. Volution Group's return on equity of 24.41% beat James Halstead's return on equity.
Volution Group has a consensus price target of GBX 500, indicating a potential upside of 22.55%. Given James Halstead's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Volution Group is more favorable than James Halstead.
12.4% of James Halstead shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of Volution Group shares are held by institutional investors. 43.4% of James Halstead shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Volution Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Volution Group beats James Halstead on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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