4imprint Group (FOUR) Competitors

Herald (LON:HRI) and 4imprint Group (LON:FOUR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HRI or FOUR?

4imprint Group received 214 more outperform votes than Herald when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.71% of users gave 4imprint Group an outperform vote while only 67.76% of users gave Herald an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Herald	Outperform Votes 103 67.76%	Underperform Votes 49 32.24%
4imprint Group	Outperform Votes 317 72.71%	Underperform Votes 119 27.29%

Is HRI or FOUR more profitable?

Herald has a net margin of 107.72% compared to 4imprint Group's net margin of 8.20%. 4imprint Group's return on equity of 78.95% beat Herald's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Herald	107.72%	14.78%	9.22%
4imprint Group	8.20%	78.95%	35.62%

Which has more volatility & risk, HRI or FOUR?

Herald has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 4imprint Group has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend HRI or FOUR?

4imprint Group has a consensus target price of GBX 7,365, indicating a potential upside of 140.88%. Given 4imprint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe 4imprint Group is more favorable than Herald.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Herald	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
4imprint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HRI or FOUR?

Herald has higher earnings, but lower revenue than 4imprint Group. Herald is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 4imprint Group, 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
Herald	£162.63M	6.30	£175.20M	£346.54	5.86
4imprint Group	£1.71B	0.63	£139.98M	£314.05	9.74

Does the media prefer HRI or FOUR?

In the previous week, Herald and Herald both had 1 articles in the media. 4imprint Group's average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat Herald's score of -1.15 indicating that 4imprint Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Herald	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
4imprint Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HRI or FOUR?

31.8% of Herald shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of 4imprint Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Herald shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of 4imprint Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

4imprint Group beats Herald on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.