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Headlam Group (HEAD) Competitors

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GBX 93 -2.80 (-2.92%)
As of 05/23/2025 12:30 PM Eastern

HEAD vs. UPGS, VCP, CHH, ULTP, CFX, LIKE, 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), Churchill China (CHH), Ultimate Products (ULTP), Colefax Group (CFX), Likewise Group (LIKE), 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.

Headlam Group (LON:HEAD) and UP Global Sourcing (LON:UPGS) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Headlam Group had 4 more articles in the media than UP Global Sourcing. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Headlam Group and 0 mentions for UP Global Sourcing. Headlam Group's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat UP Global Sourcing's score of 0.00 indicating that Headlam Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Headlam Group Positive
UP Global Sourcing Neutral

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Headlam Group£612.99M0.12-£12.12M-£15.33-6.07
UP Global Sourcing£156.05M0.00£12.03M£0.14N/A

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.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Headlam Group-1.98% -5.80% -1.18%
UP Global Sourcing 7.71%29.55%9.19%

Headlam Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. UP Global Sourcing pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share. Headlam Group pays out -65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UP Global Sourcing pays out 5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Headlam Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

74.7% of Headlam Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.6% of UP Global Sourcing shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Headlam Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 52.5% of UP Global Sourcing shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Headlam Group received 112 more outperform votes than UP Global Sourcing when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.64% of users gave Headlam Group an outperform vote while only 51.89% of users gave UP Global Sourcing an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Headlam GroupOutperform Votes
167
59.64%
Underperform Votes
113
40.36%
UP Global SourcingOutperform Votes
55
51.89%
Underperform Votes
51
48.11%

Summary

Headlam Group and UP Global Sourcing tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HEAD vs. The Competition

MetricHeadlam GroupFurnishings, Fixtures & Appliances IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£74.07M£616.44M£3.32B£2.66B
Dividend Yield5.04%3.38%3.49%4.79%
P/E Ratio-6.079.8277.56135.59
Price / Sales0.1242.6465.51224,602.93
Price / Cash8.0311.5431.0628.30
Price / Book0.371.383.723.89
Net Income-£12.12M£12.18M£262.59M£5.94B
7 Day Performance-0.21%0.10%-0.26%3.64%
1 Month Performance22.05%1.17%22.64%24.61%
1 Year Performance-42.94%-18.96%2,609.28%29.34%

Headlam Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HEAD
Headlam Group
N/AGBX 93
-2.9%
N/A-42.9%£74.07M£612.99M-6.072,338News Coverage
Insider Trade
UPGS
UP Global Sourcing
N/AN/AN/AN/A£107.17M£156.05M857.14370Gap Up
VCP
Victoria
1.5281 of 5 stars
GBX 71.36
-2.6%
GBX 170
+138.2%
-73.4%£81.69M£1.27B-0.766,750News Coverage
Gap Down
CHH
Churchill China
N/AGBX 550
flat
N/A-47.7%£60.60M£79.02M7.741,500News Coverage
High Trading Volume
ULTP
Ultimate Products
2.5362 of 5 stars
GBX 70
-1.4%
GBX 156
+122.9%
-49.7%£59.40M£152.45M5.74361Dividend Increase
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
CFX
Colefax Group
N/AGBX 820
+1.2%
N/A+0.6%£48.03M£101.60M8.7455,900
LIKE
Likewise Group
N/AGBX 19.25
-1.3%
N/A+30.9%£45.87M£139.97M45.37455News Coverage
Positive News
SDG
Sanderson Design Group
N/AGBX 45
+3.4%
N/A-57.6%£31.52M£100.00M6.92600Gap Up
High Trading Volume
PMP
Portmeirion Group
N/AGBX 161.38
-2.2%
N/A-31.4%£22.20M£95.23M-2.02802Gap Down
JLH
John Lewis of Hungerford
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.62M£11.14M6.9567Gap Down
HWDN
Howden Joinery Group
2.5866 of 5 stars
GBX 866
+2.4%
GBX 971.33
+12.2%
-8.1%£4.73B£2.34B18.5612,000Positive News

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This page (LON:HEAD) was last updated on 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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