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HFD vs. CURY, PETS, MOON, SMWH, and APGN

Should you be buying Halfords Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Halfords Group include Currys (CURY), Pets at Home Group (PETS), Moonpig Group (MOON), WH Smith (SMWH), and Applegreen (APGN). These companies are all part of the "specialty retail" industry.

How does Halfords Group compare to Currys?

Currys (LON:CURY) and Halfords Group (LON:HFD) 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 dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

Currys pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Halfords Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Currys pays out 12.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Halfords Group pays out -57.1% 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.

Currys presently has a consensus price target of GBX 170.33, indicating a potential upside of 32.97%. Halfords Group has a consensus price target of GBX 170, indicating a potential upside of 8.70%. Given Currys' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Halfords Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Currys had 2 more articles in the media than Halfords Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Currys and 0 mentions for Halfords Group. Halfords Group's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Currys' score of 1.09 indicating that Halfords Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Currys Positive
Halfords Group Very Positive

Currys has a beta of 1.232, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Halfords Group has a beta of 1.154, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Currys has higher revenue and earnings than Halfords Group. Halfords Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Currys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Currys£9.02B0.15£195.60M£11.6011.04
Halfords Group£1.74B0.20£14.31M-£15.40N/A

Currys has a net margin of 1.46% compared to Halfords Group's net margin of -1.94%. Currys' return on equity of 5.88% beat Halfords Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Currys1.46% 5.88% 1.54%
Halfords Group -1.94%-6.79%2.68%

50.5% of Currys shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of Halfords Group shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of Currys shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Halfords Group shares are held 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.

Summary

Currys beats Halfords Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Halfords Group compare to Pets at Home Group?

Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS) and Halfords Group (LON:HFD) 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 risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Pets at Home Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Halfords Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Pets at Home Group pays out 78.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Halfords Group pays out -57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Pets at Home Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 236.25, suggesting a potential upside of 27.36%. Halfords Group has a consensus target price of GBX 170, suggesting a potential upside of 8.70%. Given Pets at Home Group's 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
Pets at Home Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Halfords Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Halfords Group's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Pets at Home Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Halfords Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Pets at Home Group Neutral
Halfords Group Very Positive

Pets at Home Group has a beta of 1.122, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Halfords Group has a beta of 1.154, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Pets at Home Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pets at Home Group£1.47B0.56£75.43M£16.6011.17
Halfords Group£1.74B0.20£14.31M-£15.40N/A

Pets at Home Group has a net margin of 5.22% compared to Halfords Group's net margin of -1.94%. Pets at Home Group's return on equity of 7.83% beat Halfords Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Pets at Home Group5.22% 7.83% 4.66%
Halfords Group -1.94%-6.79%2.68%

59.2% of Pets at Home Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of Halfords Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Pets at Home Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Halfords Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Pets at Home Group beats Halfords Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Halfords Group compare to Moonpig Group?

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

Moonpig Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Halfords Group. Halfords Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moonpig Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Halfords Group£1.74B0.20£14.31M-£15.40N/A
Moonpig Group£360.66M1.85£33.88M£13.8015.90

Halfords Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Moonpig Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Halfords Group pays out -57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Moonpig Group pays out 21.7% 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.

In the previous week, Moonpig Group had 2 more articles in the media than Halfords Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Moonpig Group and 0 mentions for Halfords Group. Moonpig Group's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Halfords Group's score of 1.51 indicating that Moonpig Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Halfords Group Very Positive
Moonpig Group Very Positive

48.0% of Halfords Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.8% of Moonpig Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Halfords Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Moonpig Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Halfords Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 170, indicating a potential upside of 8.70%. Moonpig Group has a consensus target price of GBX 300.83, indicating a potential upside of 37.12%. Given Moonpig Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Moonpig 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)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Moonpig Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

Halfords Group has a beta of 1.154, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moonpig Group has a beta of 1.006, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Moonpig Group has a net margin of 13.10% compared to Halfords Group's net margin of -1.94%. Halfords Group's return on equity of -6.79% beat Moonpig Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Halfords Group-1.94% -6.79% 2.68%
Moonpig Group 13.10%-113.93%15.92%

Summary

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

How does Halfords Group compare to WH Smith?

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

Halfords Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 170, indicating a potential upside of 8.70%. WH Smith has a consensus price target of GBX 720.50, indicating a potential upside of 39.77%. Given WH Smith's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe WH Smith is more favorable than Halfords Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Halfords Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
WH Smith
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Halfords Group has a net margin of -1.94% compared to WH Smith's net margin of -9.48%. Halfords Group's return on equity of -6.79% beat WH Smith's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Halfords Group-1.94% -6.79% 2.68%
WH Smith -9.48%-90.46%6.62%

48.0% of Halfords Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.9% of WH Smith shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Halfords Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of WH Smith shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Halfords Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. WH Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 17.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Halfords Group pays out -57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WH Smith pays out -17.9% 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.

WH Smith has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Halfords Group. Halfords Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WH Smith, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Halfords Group£1.74B0.20£14.31M-£15.40N/A
WH Smith£1.59B0.41£63.01M-£96.70N/A

Halfords Group has a beta of 1.154, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WH Smith has a beta of 0.915, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, WH Smith had 2 more articles in the media than Halfords Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for WH Smith and 0 mentions for Halfords Group. Halfords Group's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat WH Smith's score of 0.01 indicating that Halfords Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Halfords Group Very Positive
WH Smith Neutral

Summary

Halfords Group beats WH Smith on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Halfords Group compare to Applegreen?

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

48.0% of Halfords Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Halfords Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Applegreen pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share. Halfords Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Applegreen pays out 0.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Halfords Group pays out -57.1% 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.

In the previous week, Halfords Group's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Applegreen's score of 0.00 indicating that Halfords Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Applegreen Neutral
Halfords Group Very Positive

Halfords Group has a consensus price target of GBX 170, indicating a potential upside of 8.70%. Given Halfords Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Halfords Group is more favorable than Applegreen.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Applegreen
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Halfords Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Halfords Group has higher revenue and earnings than Applegreen. Halfords Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applegreen, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ApplegreenN/AN/AN/A£24.20N/A
Halfords Group£1.74B0.20£14.31M-£15.40N/A

Applegreen has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Halfords Group's net margin of -1.94%. Applegreen's return on equity of 0.00% beat Halfords Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ApplegreenN/A N/A N/A
Halfords Group -1.94%-6.79%2.68%

Summary

Halfords Group beats Applegreen on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HFD vs. The Competition

MetricHalfords GroupSpecialty Retail IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£340.76M£4.30B£4.00B£2.78B
Dividend Yield5.95%4.44%3.58%6.15%
P/E Ratio-10.1617.1072.58366.13
Price / Sales0.2026.25330.0588,453.19
Price / Cash5.2414.6230.8827.89
Price / Book0.6210.623.277.59
Net Income£14.31M£141.85M£249.43M£5.89B
1 Month Performance14.33%-0.43%1.47%3.92%
1 Year Performance-2.49%-2.23%4.44%89.46%

Halfords Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HFD
Halfords Group
1.8848 of 5 stars
GBX 156.40
flat
GBX 170
+8.7%
-0.8%£340.76M£1.74BN/A12,000
CURY
Currys
3.7904 of 5 stars
GBX 127.25
+0.0%
GBX 170.33
+33.9%
+9.9%£1.32B£9.02B10.9728,000
PETS
Pets at Home Group
2.96 of 5 stars
GBX 185.30
-0.3%
GBX 236.25
+27.5%
-24.7%£819.22M£1.47B11.16210
MOON
Moonpig Group
2.5619 of 5 stars
GBX 220.20
+2.1%
GBX 300.83
+36.6%
-9.0%£669.01M£360.66M15.96730
SMWH
WH Smith
3.0541 of 5 stars
GBX 522
+0.9%
GBX 720.50
+38.0%
-45.1%£650.91M£1.59BN/A14,935

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