The Gym Group (GYM) Competitors

Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) and The Gym Group (LON:GYM) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend BOWL or GYM?

Hollywood Bowl Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 440, indicating a potential upside of 87.23%. The Gym Group has a consensus target price of GBX 190, indicating a potential upside of 21.17%. Given Hollywood Bowl Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hollywood Bowl Group is more favorable than The Gym Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hollywood Bowl Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
The Gym Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, BOWL or GYM?

Hollywood Bowl Group has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Gym Group has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, BOWL or GYM?

Hollywood Bowl Group has higher revenue and earnings than The Gym Group. The Gym Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hollywood Bowl 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
Hollywood Bowl Group	£225.13M	1.80	£35.41M	£20.43	11.50
The Gym Group	£214.81M	1.30	-£2.09M	-£1.17	-133.72

Is BOWL or GYM a better dividend stock?

Hollywood Bowl Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. The Gym Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Hollywood Bowl Group pays out 63.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Gym Group pays out -85.3% 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.

Is BOWL or GYM more profitable?

Hollywood Bowl Group has a net margin of 15.73% compared to The Gym Group's net margin of -0.97%. Hollywood Bowl Group's return on equity of 23.23% beat The Gym Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hollywood Bowl Group	15.73%	23.23%	10.35%
The Gym Group	-0.97%	-1.64%	2.31%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BOWL or GYM?

82.9% of Hollywood Bowl Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of The Gym Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Hollywood Bowl Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of The Gym Group 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.

Does the media favor BOWL or GYM?

In the previous week, Hollywood Bowl Group had 9 more articles in the media than The Gym Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Hollywood Bowl Group and 1 mentions for The Gym Group. The Gym Group's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Hollywood Bowl Group's score of 0.24 indicating that The Gym Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hollywood Bowl Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The Gym Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Hollywood Bowl Group beats The Gym Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.