Genus (GNS) Competitors

Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) and Genus (LON:GNS) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HWDN or GNS?

Howden Joinery Group received 315 more outperform votes than Genus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.37% of users gave Howden Joinery Group an outperform vote while only 70.60% of users gave Genus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Howden Joinery Group	Outperform Votes 668 72.37%	Underperform Votes 255 27.63%
Genus	Outperform Votes 353 70.60%	Underperform Votes 147 29.40%

Does the media prefer HWDN or GNS?

In the previous week, Howden Joinery Group had 5 more articles in the media than Genus. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Howden Joinery Group and 0 mentions for Genus. Howden Joinery Group's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Genus' score of 0.55 indicating that Howden Joinery Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Howden Joinery Group	Positive
Genus	Positive

Do analysts prefer HWDN or GNS?

Howden Joinery Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 971.33, indicating a potential upside of 14.61%. Genus has a consensus price target of GBX 2,150, indicating a potential upside of 3.61%. Given Howden Joinery Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Howden Joinery Group is more favorable than Genus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Howden Joinery Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Genus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, HWDN or GNS?

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, HWDN or GNS?

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
Howden Joinery Group	£2.34B	1.98	£253.42M	£46.65	18.17
Genus	£666.67M	2.04	£7.87M	£12.06	172.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HWDN or GNS?

70.6% of Howden Joinery Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Genus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Howden Joinery Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Genus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HWDN or GNS a better dividend stock?

Howden Joinery Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Genus pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Howden Joinery Group pays out 45.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genus pays out 265.3% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is HWDN or GNS 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
Howden Joinery Group	10.82%	25.70%	10.70%
Genus	1.18%	1.41%	3.31%

Summary

Howden Joinery Group beats Genus on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.