HEAD vs. UPGS, VCP, CHH, ULTP, LIKE, CFX, 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), Likewise Group (LIKE), Colefax Group (CFX), 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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.
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.
Headlam Group has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UP Global Sourcing has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Headlam Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
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. Headlam Group's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat UP Global Sourcing's score of 0.00 indicating that Headlam Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
UP Global Sourcing beats Headlam Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:HEAD) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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