Do analysts prefer FERG or TPK?

Travis Perkins has a consensus price target of GBX 627.17, indicating a potential downside of 2.35%. Given Travis Perkins' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Travis Perkins is more favorable than Ferguson. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ferguson 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Travis Perkins 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FERG or TPK?

Ferguson has higher revenue and earnings than Travis Perkins. Travis Perkins is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ferguson, 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 Ferguson £31.32B 0.00 £2.10B £1.02 thousand N/A Travis Perkins £4.52B 0.30 -£17.46M -£83.30 N/A

Is FERG or TPK more profitable?

Ferguson has a net margin of 6.55% compared to Travis Perkins' net margin of -3.81%. Ferguson's return on equity of 35.11% beat Travis Perkins' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ferguson 6.55% 35.11% 10.15% Travis Perkins -3.81% -9.63% 1.42%

Does the media refer more to FERG or TPK?

In the previous week, Ferguson and Ferguson both had 2 articles in the media. Travis Perkins' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Ferguson's score of -0.17 indicating that Travis Perkins is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ferguson 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Travis Perkins 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, FERG or BWO?

Ferguson has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Barloworld. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Ferguson £31.32B 0.00 £2.10B £1.02 thousand N/A Barloworld £51.99B 0.00 N/A -£5.50 N/A

Do analysts prefer ZIG or FERG?

Zigup presently has a consensus target price of GBX 537.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.34%. Given Zigup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Zigup is more favorable than Ferguson. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Zigup 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Ferguson 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ZIG or FERG?

Ferguson has higher revenue and earnings than Zigup. Ferguson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zigup, 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 Zigup £1.86B 0.57 £123.98M £32.90 14.16 Ferguson £31.32B 0.00 £2.10B £1.02 thousand N/A

Is ZIG or FERG more profitable?

Ferguson has a net margin of 6.55% compared to Zigup's net margin of 4.10%. Ferguson's return on equity of 35.11% beat Zigup's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Zigup 4.10% 7.00% 5.59% Ferguson 6.55% 35.11% 10.15%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, REDD or FERG?

Ferguson has higher revenue and earnings than Redde Northgate. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Redde Northgate £1.70B 0.00 £131.81M £0.57 N/A Ferguson £31.32B 0.00 £2.10B £1.02 thousand N/A

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FERG or NTG?

Ferguson has higher revenue and earnings than Northgate. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Ferguson £31.32B 0.00 £2.10B £1.02 thousand N/A Northgate £729.28M 0.00 N/A £35.50 N/A

Is FERG or NTG more profitable?

Ferguson has a net margin of 6.55% compared to Northgate's net margin of 0.00%. Ferguson's return on equity of 35.11% beat Northgate's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ferguson 6.55% 35.11% 10.15% Northgate N/A N/A N/A

Ferguson (FERG) Competitors

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FERG vs. TPK, BWO, ZIG, REDD, and NTG

Should you buy Ferguson stock or one of its competitors? Ferguson's main competitors and comparable companies include Travis Perkins (TPK), Barloworld (BWO), Zigup (ZIG), Redde Northgate (REDD), and Northgate (NTG). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry.

How does Ferguson compare to Travis Perkins?

Ferguson (LON:FERG) and Travis Perkins (LON:TPK) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Ferguson has a net margin of 6.55% compared to Travis Perkins' net margin of -3.81%. Ferguson's return on equity of 35.11% beat Travis Perkins' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ferguson	6.55%	35.11%	10.15%
Travis Perkins	-3.81%	-9.63%	1.42%

Ferguson has higher revenue and earnings than Travis Perkins. Travis Perkins is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ferguson, 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
Ferguson	£31.32B	0.00	£2.10B	£1.02 thousand	N/A
Travis Perkins	£4.52B	0.30	-£17.46M	-£83.30	N/A

64.7% of Ferguson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.4% of Travis Perkins shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ferguson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Travis Perkins shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ferguson pays an annual dividend of GBX 337.98 per share. Travis Perkins pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Ferguson pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Travis Perkins pays out -16.2% 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. Travis Perkins is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Travis Perkins has a consensus price target of GBX 627.17, indicating a potential downside of 2.35%. Given Travis Perkins' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Travis Perkins is more favorable than Ferguson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ferguson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Travis Perkins	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

In the previous week, Ferguson and Ferguson both had 2 articles in the media. Travis Perkins' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Ferguson's score of -0.17 indicating that Travis Perkins is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ferguson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Travis Perkins	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Ferguson has a beta of 1.118, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Travis Perkins has a beta of 1.278, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Ferguson and Travis Perkins tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ferguson compare to Barloworld?

Ferguson (LON:FERG) and Barloworld (LON:BWO) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Ferguson has a net margin of 6.55% compared to Barloworld's net margin of 0.00%. Ferguson's return on equity of 35.11% beat Barloworld's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ferguson	6.55%	35.11%	10.15%
Barloworld	N/A	N/A	N/A

64.7% of Ferguson shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ferguson 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.

In the previous week, Ferguson had 2 more articles in the media than Barloworld. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ferguson and 0 mentions for Barloworld. Barloworld's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Ferguson's score of -0.17 indicating that Barloworld is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ferguson	Neutral
Barloworld	Neutral

Ferguson has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Barloworld.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ferguson	£31.32B	0.00	£2.10B	£1.02 thousand	N/A
Barloworld	£51.99B	0.00	N/A	-£5.50	N/A

Summary

Ferguson beats Barloworld on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ferguson compare to Zigup?

Zigup (LON:ZIG) and Ferguson (LON:FERG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

63.1% of Zigup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of Ferguson shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Zigup shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ferguson shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Ferguson had 2 more articles in the media than Zigup. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ferguson and 0 mentions for Zigup. Zigup's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Ferguson's score of -0.17 indicating that Zigup is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Zigup	Neutral
Ferguson	Neutral

Ferguson has higher revenue and earnings than Zigup. Ferguson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zigup, 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
Zigup	£1.86B	0.57	£123.98M	£32.90	14.16
Ferguson	£31.32B	0.00	£2.10B	£1.02 thousand	N/A

Zigup presently has a consensus target price of GBX 537.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.34%. Given Zigup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Zigup is more favorable than Ferguson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zigup	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ferguson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Zigup pays an annual dividend of GBX 26.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Ferguson pays an annual dividend of GBX 337.98 per share. Zigup pays out 80.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ferguson pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Ferguson has a net margin of 6.55% compared to Zigup's net margin of 4.10%. Ferguson's return on equity of 35.11% beat Zigup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zigup	4.10%	7.00%	5.59%
Ferguson	6.55%	35.11%	10.15%

Zigup has a beta of 1.047, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ferguson has a beta of 1.118, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Ferguson beats Zigup on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ferguson compare to Redde Northgate?

Redde Northgate (LON:REDD) and Ferguson (LON:FERG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Redde Northgate pays an annual dividend of GBX 25 per share. Ferguson pays an annual dividend of GBX 337.98 per share. Redde Northgate pays out 4,386.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ferguson pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Ferguson has higher revenue and earnings than Redde Northgate.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Redde Northgate	£1.70B	0.00	£131.81M	£0.57	N/A
Ferguson	£31.32B	0.00	£2.10B	£1.02 thousand	N/A

66.0% of Redde Northgate shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of Ferguson shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Redde Northgate shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ferguson shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Redde Northgate has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ferguson has a beta of 1.118, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the broader market.

Redde Northgate has a net margin of 7.73% compared to Ferguson's net margin of 6.55%. Ferguson's return on equity of 35.11% beat Redde Northgate's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Redde Northgate	7.73%	13.29%	6.41%
Ferguson	6.55%	35.11%	10.15%

In the previous week, Ferguson had 2 more articles in the media than Redde Northgate. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ferguson and 0 mentions for Redde Northgate. Redde Northgate's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Ferguson's score of -0.17 indicating that Redde Northgate is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Redde Northgate	Neutral
Ferguson	Neutral

Summary

Ferguson beats Redde Northgate on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ferguson compare to Northgate?

Ferguson (LON:FERG) and Northgate (LON:NTG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.

Ferguson has a net margin of 6.55% compared to Northgate's net margin of 0.00%. Ferguson's return on equity of 35.11% beat Northgate's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ferguson	6.55%	35.11%	10.15%
Northgate	N/A	N/A	N/A

64.7% of Ferguson shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ferguson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Ferguson had 2 more articles in the media than Northgate. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ferguson and 0 mentions for Northgate. Northgate's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Ferguson's score of -0.17 indicating that Northgate is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ferguson	Neutral
Northgate	Neutral

Ferguson has higher revenue and earnings than Northgate.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ferguson	£31.32B	0.00	£2.10B	£1.02 thousand	N/A
Northgate	£729.28M	0.00	N/A	£35.50	N/A

Ferguson pays an annual dividend of GBX 337.98 per share. Northgate pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share. Ferguson pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northgate pays out 0.5% 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.

Summary

Ferguson beats Northgate on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This 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.

FERG vs. The Competition

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Metric	Ferguson	Trading Companies & Distributors Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£454.46M	£9.41B	£10.69B	£2.54B
Dividend Yield	1.55%	3.40%	97.23%	6.17%
P/E Ratio	0.23	28.14	26.69	367.57
Price / Sales	N/A	23.36	328.80	83,481.74
Price / Cash	33.48	47.73	24.47	27.89
Price / Book	N/A	3.21	4.49	7.19
Net Income	£2.10B	£373.58M	£612.35M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	N/A	-2.14%	-1.41%	0.30%
1 Month Performance	3.46%	2.30%	2.54%	3.31%
1 Year Performance	-98.66%	5.70%	12.36%	22.13%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
FERG Ferguson	N/A	N/A	N/A	-98.7%	£454.46M	£31.32B	0.23	36,000	Gap Down High Trading Volume
TPK Travis Perkins	1.7251 of 5 stars	GBX 647 +0.2%	GBX 627.17 -3.1%	+1.8%	£1.37B	£4.52B	N/A	19,172	Gap Up
BWO Barloworld	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.19B	£51.99B	N/A	7,997	High Trading Volume
ZIG Zigup	1.9958 of 5 stars	GBX 464.50 +0.2%	GBX 537.50 +15.7%	+37.5%	£1.05B	£1.86B	14.12	7,906	Gap Up
REDD Redde Northgate	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£972.30M	£1.70B	753.51	7,500

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Ferguson (FERG) Competitors

FERG vs. TPK, BWO, ZIG, REDD, and NTG

How does Ferguson compare to Travis Perkins?

Is FERG or TPK more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FERG or TPK?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FERG or TPK?

Is FERG or TPK a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer FERG or TPK?

Does the media refer more to FERG or TPK?

Which has more volatility & risk, FERG or TPK?

Summary

How does Ferguson compare to Barloworld?

Is FERG or BWO more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FERG or BWO?

Does the media favor FERG or BWO?

Which has better valuation and earnings, FERG or BWO?

Summary

How does Ferguson compare to Zigup?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ZIG or FERG?

Does the media favor ZIG or FERG?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ZIG or FERG?

Do analysts prefer ZIG or FERG?

Is ZIG or FERG a better dividend stock?

Is ZIG or FERG more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, ZIG or FERG?

Summary

How does Ferguson compare to Redde Northgate?

Is REDD or FERG a better dividend stock?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, REDD or FERG?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in REDD or FERG?

Which has more volatility and risk, REDD or FERG?

Is REDD or FERG more profitable?

Does the media favor REDD or FERG?

Summary

How does Ferguson compare to Northgate?

Is FERG or NTG more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FERG or NTG?

Does the media favor FERG or NTG?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FERG or NTG?

Is FERG or NTG a better dividend stock?

Summary

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FERG vs. The Competition

Ferguson Competitors List

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