HEAD vs. UPGS, VCP, LIKE, ULTP, CFX, CHH, SDG, PMP, JLH, and HWDN
Should you be buying Headlam Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Headlam Group include UP Global Sourcing (UPGS), Victoria (VCP), Likewise Group (LIKE), Ultimate Products (ULTP), Colefax Group (CFX), Churchill China (CHH), Sanderson Design Group (SDG), Portmeirion Group (PMP), John Lewis of Hungerford (JLH), and Howden Joinery Group (HWDN). These companies are all part of the "furnishings, fixtures & appliances" industry.
Headlam Group vs. Its Competitors
Headlam Group (LON:HEAD) and UP Global Sourcing (LON:UPGS) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.
Headlam Group has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UP Global Sourcing has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Headlam Group had 2 more articles in the media than UP Global Sourcing. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Headlam Group and 0 mentions for UP Global Sourcing. UP Global Sourcing's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Headlam Group's score of -0.16 indicating that UP Global Sourcing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
64.5% of Headlam Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.6% of UP Global Sourcing shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Headlam Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 52.5% of UP Global Sourcing 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.
UP Global Sourcing has a net margin of 7.71% compared to Headlam Group's net margin of -1.98%. UP Global Sourcing's return on equity of 29.55% beat Headlam Group's return on equity.
UP Global Sourcing has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Headlam Group. Headlam Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UP Global Sourcing, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
UP Global Sourcing beats Headlam Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:HEAD) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
