Halfords Group (HFD) Competitors

Currys (LON:CURY) and Halfords Group (LON:HFD) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media refer more to CURY or HFD?

In the previous week, Currys had 31 more articles in the media than Halfords Group. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Currys and 2 mentions for Halfords Group. Halfords Group's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Currys' score of 0.24 indicating that Halfords Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Currys	6 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Halfords Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CURY or HFD?

Currys currently has a consensus target price of GBX 135, suggesting a potential upside of 6.38%. Halfords Group has a consensus target price of GBX 148.50, suggesting a potential downside of 2.56%. Given Currys' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Currys is more favorable than Halfords Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Currys	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Halfords Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is CURY or HFD more profitable?

Currys has a net margin of 2.38% compared to Halfords Group's net margin of 0.85%. Currys' return on equity of 9.53% beat Halfords Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Currys	2.38%	9.53%	1.54%
Halfords Group	0.85%	2.61%	2.68%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CURY or HFD?

83.2% of Currys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Halfords Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of Currys shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Halfords Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CURY or HFD?

Currys has higher revenue and earnings than Halfords Group. Currys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Halfords 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
Currys	£8.22B	0.17	£195.60M	£18.22	6.96
Halfords Group	£1.69B	0.20	£14.31M	£6.62	23.02

Which has more risk & volatility, CURY or HFD?

Currys has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Halfords Group has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CURY or HFD a better dividend stock?

Currys pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Halfords Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Currys pays out 16.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Halfords Group pays out 120.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Currys beats Halfords Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.