Genus (GNS) Competitors

Genus (LON:GNS) and Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) are both personal services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GNS or HWDN?

63.4% of Genus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Howden Joinery Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Genus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Howden Joinery Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor GNS or HWDN?

In the previous week, Howden Joinery Group had 2 more articles in the media than Genus. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Howden Joinery Group and 2 mentions for Genus. Genus' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Howden Joinery Group's score of 0.43 indicating that Genus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Genus	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Howden Joinery Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is GNS or HWDN a better dividend stock?

Genus pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Howden Joinery Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Genus pays out 110.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Howden Joinery Group pays out 45.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Howden Joinery Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GNS or HWDN?

Howden Joinery Group has higher revenue and earnings than Genus. Howden Joinery Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genus, 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
Genus	£672.80M	2.57	£7.87M	£0.29	9,035.53
Howden Joinery Group	£2.35B	1.89	£253.42M	£0.46	1,775.90

Which has more volatility & risk, GNS or HWDN?

Genus has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howden Joinery Group has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GNS or HWDN?

Genus currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,900, suggesting a potential upside of 11.06%. Howden Joinery Group has a consensus price target of GBX 919.67, suggesting a potential upside of 11.85%. Given Howden Joinery Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Howden Joinery Group is more favorable than Genus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Howden Joinery Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is GNS or HWDN more profitable?

Howden Joinery Group has a net margin of 10.82% compared to Genus' net margin of 1.18%. Howden Joinery Group's return on equity of 25.70% beat Genus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genus	1.18%	1.41%	3.31%
Howden Joinery Group	10.82%	25.70%	10.70%

Summary

Howden Joinery Group beats Genus on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.