Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GFTU or RS1?

RS Group has higher revenue and earnings than Grafton Group. Grafton Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RS 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 Grafton Group £2.60B 0.83 £127.90M £67.96 13.74 RS Group £2.88B 1.21 £181.90M £34.50 22.07

Is GFTU or RS1 more profitable?

RS Group has a net margin of 5.62% compared to Grafton Group's net margin of 5.00%. RS Group's return on equity of 11.55% beat Grafton Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Grafton Group 5.00% 7.94% 3.60% RS Group 5.62% 11.55% 6.58%

Do analysts prefer GFTU or AGK?

Grafton Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,831.67, suggesting a potential upside of 203.34%. Given Grafton Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Grafton Group is more favorable than Aggreko. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Grafton Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Aggreko 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GFTU or AGK?

Grafton Group has higher revenue and earnings than Aggreko. Aggreko is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grafton 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 Grafton Group £2.60B 0.83 £127.90M £67.96 13.74 Aggreko £1.36B 0.00 N/A -£43.50 N/A

Do analysts rate GFTU or BWO?

Grafton Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,831.67, indicating a potential upside of 203.34%. Given Grafton Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Grafton Group is more favorable than Barloworld. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Grafton Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Barloworld 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ZIG or GFTU?

Grafton Group has higher revenue and earnings than Zigup. Zigup is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grafton 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 Zigup £1.86B 0.53 £123.98M £32.90 13.44 Grafton Group £2.60B 0.83 £127.90M £67.96 13.74

Is ZIG or GFTU more profitable?

Grafton Group has a net margin of 5.00% compared to Zigup's net margin of 4.10%. Grafton Group's return on equity of 7.94% beat Zigup's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Zigup 4.10% 7.00% 5.59% Grafton Group 5.00% 7.94% 3.60%

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GFTU vs. RS1, AGK, TPK, BWO, and ZIG

Should you buy Grafton Group stock or one of its competitors? Grafton Group's main competitors and comparable companies include RS Group (RS1), Aggreko (AGK), Travis Perkins (TPK), Barloworld (BWO), and Zigup (ZIG). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry.

How does Grafton Group compare to RS Group?

Grafton Group (LON:GFTU) and RS Group (LON:RS1) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Grafton Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 37.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. RS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Grafton Group pays out 55.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RS Group pays out 65.5% 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. Grafton Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Grafton Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled RS Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Grafton Group	Neutral
RS Group	Neutral

Grafton Group has a beta of 1.078, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, RS Group has a beta of 0.873, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

RS Group has higher revenue and earnings than Grafton Group. Grafton Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RS 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
Grafton Group	£2.60B	0.83	£127.90M	£67.96	13.74
RS Group	£2.88B	1.21	£181.90M	£34.50	22.07

0.0% of Grafton Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of RS Group shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of Grafton Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of RS Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

RS Group has a net margin of 5.62% compared to Grafton Group's net margin of 5.00%. RS Group's return on equity of 11.55% beat Grafton Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grafton Group	5.00%	7.94%	3.60%
RS Group	5.62%	11.55%	6.58%

Grafton Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,831.67, indicating a potential upside of 203.34%. RS Group has a consensus price target of GBX 696.25, indicating a potential downside of 8.57%. Given Grafton Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Grafton Group is more favorable than RS Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grafton Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
RS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Summary

RS Group beats Grafton Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Grafton Group compare to Aggreko?

Grafton Group (LON:GFTU) and Aggreko (LON:AGK) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Grafton Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 37.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Aggreko pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share. Grafton Group pays out 55.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aggreko pays out -0.1% 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.

0.0% of Grafton Group shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of Grafton Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Grafton Group has a net margin of 5.00% compared to Aggreko's net margin of 0.00%. Grafton Group's return on equity of 7.94% beat Aggreko's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grafton Group	5.00%	7.94%	3.60%
Aggreko	N/A	N/A	N/A

Grafton Group has higher revenue and earnings than Aggreko. Aggreko is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grafton 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
Grafton Group	£2.60B	0.83	£127.90M	£67.96	13.74
Aggreko	£1.36B	0.00	N/A	-£43.50	N/A

Grafton Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,831.67, suggesting a potential upside of 203.34%. Given Grafton Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Grafton Group is more favorable than Aggreko.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grafton Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Aggreko	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, Grafton Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Aggreko'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Grafton Group	Neutral
Aggreko	Neutral

Summary

Grafton Group beats Aggreko on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Grafton Group compare to Travis Perkins?

Travis Perkins (LON:TPK) and Grafton Group (LON:GFTU) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

Travis Perkins has a beta of 1.296, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Grafton Group has a beta of 1.078, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Travis Perkins' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Grafton Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Travis Perkins is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Travis Perkins	Positive
Grafton Group	Neutral

Travis Perkins currently has a consensus price target of GBX 628.83, suggesting a potential upside of 8.61%. Grafton Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,831.67, suggesting a potential upside of 203.34%. Given Grafton Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Grafton Group is more favorable than Travis Perkins.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Travis Perkins	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Grafton Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Travis Perkins pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Grafton Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 37.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Travis Perkins pays out -14.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Grafton Group pays out 55.5% 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.

Grafton Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Travis Perkins. Travis Perkins is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grafton 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
Travis Perkins	£4.52B	0.27	-£17.46M	-£81.60	N/A
Grafton Group	£2.60B	0.83	£127.90M	£67.96	13.74

Grafton Group has a net margin of 5.00% compared to Travis Perkins' net margin of -3.81%. Grafton Group's return on equity of 7.94% beat Travis Perkins' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Travis Perkins	-3.81%	-9.63%	1.42%
Grafton Group	5.00%	7.94%	3.60%

55.7% of Travis Perkins shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Grafton Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Travis Perkins shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Grafton Group shares are owned 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.

Summary

Grafton Group beats Travis Perkins on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Grafton Group compare to Barloworld?

Grafton Group (LON:GFTU) and Barloworld (LON:BWO) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Grafton Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Barloworld. Barloworld is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grafton 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
Grafton Group	£2.60B	0.83	£127.90M	£67.96	13.74
Barloworld	£51.99B	0.00	N/A	-£5.50	N/A

Grafton Group has a net margin of 5.00% compared to Barloworld's net margin of 0.00%. Grafton Group's return on equity of 7.94% beat Barloworld's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grafton Group	5.00%	7.94%	3.60%
Barloworld	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Grafton Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Barloworld'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Grafton Group	Neutral
Barloworld	Neutral

Grafton Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,831.67, indicating a potential upside of 203.34%. Given Grafton Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Grafton Group is more favorable than Barloworld.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grafton Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Barloworld	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

0.0% of Grafton Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of Grafton Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Grafton Group beats Barloworld on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Grafton Group compare to Zigup?

Zigup (LON:ZIG) and Grafton Group (LON:GFTU) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

In the previous week, Zigup had 5 more articles in the media than Grafton Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Zigup and 0 mentions for Grafton Group. Zigup's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Grafton Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Zigup is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Zigup	Neutral
Grafton Group	Neutral

63.1% of Zigup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Grafton Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Zigup shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Grafton Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Grafton Group has a net margin of 5.00% compared to Zigup's net margin of 4.10%. Grafton Group's return on equity of 7.94% beat Zigup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zigup	4.10%	7.00%	5.59%
Grafton Group	5.00%	7.94%	3.60%

Zigup presently has a consensus price target of GBX 537.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.52%. Grafton Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,831.67, suggesting a potential upside of 203.34%. Given Grafton Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Grafton Group is more favorable than Zigup.

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
Grafton Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Grafton Group has higher revenue and earnings than Zigup. Zigup is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grafton 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
Zigup	£1.86B	0.53	£123.98M	£32.90	13.44
Grafton Group	£2.60B	0.83	£127.90M	£67.96	13.74

Zigup pays an annual dividend of GBX 26.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Grafton Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 37.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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. Grafton Group pays out 55.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Zigup has a beta of 1.041, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Grafton Group has a beta of 1.078, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Grafton Group beats Zigup on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Grafton Group	Trading Companies & Distributors Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£2.19B	£9.53B	£10.24B	£2.84B
Dividend Yield	4.07%	3.39%	96.74%	6.26%
P/E Ratio	13.93	44.31	26.63	366.82
Price / Sales	0.84	23.67	268.84	89,165.41
Price / Cash	2.40	49.34	24.04	27.89
Price / Book	1.20	3.90	4.82	7.08
Net Income	£127.90M	£381.69M	£614.98M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-4.18%	0.15%	0.13%	-0.49%
1 Month Performance	-6.01%	0.49%	-2.85%	-0.99%
1 Year Performance	3.86%	9.59%	2.15%	23.00%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
GFTU Grafton Group	3.5238 of 5 stars	GBX 946.70 +1.4%	GBX 2,831.67 +199.1%	+0.4%	£2.19B	£2.60B	13.93	9,000
RS1 RS Group	1.0487 of 5 stars	GBX 768.50 -1.5%	GBX 696.25 -9.4%	+33.1%	£3.52B	£2.88B	22.28	6,500	Positive News Gap Down
AGK Aggreko	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£2.23B	£1.36B	N/A	6,000
TPK Travis Perkins	2.2567 of 5 stars	GBX 584.50 -4.3%	GBX 628.83 +7.6%	-10.5%	£1.24B	£4.52B	N/A	19,172	Options Volume
BWO Barloworld	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.19B	£51.99B	N/A	7,997	High Trading Volume

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Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GFTU or AGK?

Is GFTU or AGK more profitable?

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Is TPK or GFTU more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TPK or GFTU?

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Is GFTU or BWO more profitable?

Does the media refer more to GFTU or BWO?

Do analysts rate GFTU or BWO?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GFTU or BWO?

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Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ZIG or GFTU?

Is ZIG or GFTU more profitable?

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Is ZIG or GFTU a better dividend stock?

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