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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media prefer HFD or PETS?

In the previous week, Pets at Home Group had 2 more articles in the media than Halfords Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Pets at Home Group and 0 mentions for Halfords Group. Pets at Home Group's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Halfords Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Pets at Home Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Halfords Group	Neutral
Pets at Home Group	Positive

Which has better earnings and 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	0.17	£14.31M	-£0.15	-890.91
Pets at Home Group	£1.48B	0.69	£75.43M	£0.19	1,208.51

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%

Do analysts rate HFD or PETS?

Halfords Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 151, suggesting a potential upside of 10.06%. Pets at Home Group has a consensus price target of GBX 273.33, suggesting a potential upside of 20.31%. 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more volatility & risk, HFD or PETS?

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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. Halfords Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

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