Halfords Group (HFD) Competitors

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

Is HFD or PETS a better dividend stock?

Halfords Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Pets at Home Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Halfords Group pays out -51.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pets at Home Group pays out 69.1% 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.

Do analysts prefer HFD or PETS?

Halfords Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 151, indicating a potential upside of 3.71%. Pets at Home Group has a consensus price target of GBX 232.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.89%. Given Pets at Home Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pets at Home Group is more favorable than Halfords Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Halfords Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Pets at Home Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HFD or PETS?

70.4% of Halfords Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.1% of Pets at Home Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Halfords Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Pets at Home Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, HFD or PETS?

Halfords Group has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pets at Home Group has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HFD or PETS more profitable?

Pets at Home Group has a net margin of 5.36% compared to Halfords Group's net margin of 0.85%. Pets at Home Group's return on equity of 8.05% beat Halfords Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Halfords Group	0.85%	2.61%	2.68%
Pets at Home Group	5.36%	8.05%	4.66%

Which has better earnings & valuation, HFD or PETS?

Pets at Home Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Halfords Group. Halfords Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pets at Home 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
Halfords Group	£1.72B	0.18	£14.31M	-£0.15	-945.45
Pets at Home Group	£1.48B	0.63	£75.43M	£0.19	1,105.32

Does the media refer more to HFD or PETS?

In the previous week, Pets at Home Group had 6 more articles in the media than Halfords Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Pets at Home Group and 1 mentions for Halfords Group. Halfords Group's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Pets at Home Group's score of 0.52 indicating that Halfords Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Halfords Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pets at Home Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Pets at Home Group beats Halfords Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.