Is HFD or SMWH more profitable?

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%

Do analysts recommend HFD or APGN?

Halfords Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 170, indicating a potential downside of 1.16%. Given Applegreen's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Applegreen 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 Applegreen 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Halfords Group (HFD) Competitors

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

Should you buy Halfords Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Halfords Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Halfords Group include Pets at Home Group (PETS), Moonpig Group (MOON), WH Smith (SMWH), Applegreen (APGN), and Card Factory (CARD). These companies are all part of the "specialty retail" industry.

How does Halfords Group compare to Pets at Home Group?

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

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

Halfords Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Pets at Home Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Halfords Group pays out -57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 currently has a consensus target price of GBX 170, suggesting a potential downside of 1.16%. Pets at Home Group has a consensus target price of GBX 240, suggesting a potential upside of 24.34%. Given Pets at Home Group's higher probable 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Pets at Home Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

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
Halfords Group	-1.94%	-6.79%	2.68%
Pets at Home Group	5.22%	7.83%	4.66%

Halfords Group has a beta of 1.192, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pets at Home Group has a beta of 1.073, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Pets at Home Group had 11 more articles in the media than Halfords Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Pets at Home Group and 0 mentions for Halfords Group. Pets at Home Group's average media sentiment score of 0.40 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	Neutral

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	£1.74B	0.21	£14.31M	-£15.40	N/A
Pets at Home Group	£1.47B	0.58	£75.43M	£16.60	11.63

Summary

Pets at Home Group beats Halfords Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Halfords Group compare to Moonpig Group?

Moonpig Group (LON:MOON) 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 dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

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
Moonpig Group	13.10%	-113.93%	15.92%
Halfords Group	-1.94%	-6.79%	2.68%

Moonpig Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 300.83, indicating a potential upside of 38.78%. Halfords Group has a consensus target price of GBX 170, indicating a potential downside of 1.16%. Given Moonpig Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Moonpig Group is more favorable than Halfords Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Moonpig Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
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, Moonpig Group had 1 more articles in the media than Halfords Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Moonpig Group and 0 mentions for Halfords Group. Moonpig Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Halfords Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Moonpig Group	Neutral
Halfords Group	Neutral

Moonpig Group has a beta of 0.974, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Halfords Group has a beta of 1.192, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

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

Moonpig Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Moonpig Group	£360.66M	1.83	£33.88M	£13.80	15.71
Halfords Group	£1.74B	0.21	£14.31M	-£15.40	N/A

Moonpig Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Halfords Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Moonpig Group pays out 21.7% 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.

Summary

Moonpig Group beats Halfords Group on 10 of the 17 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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, WH Smith had 1 more articles in the media than Halfords Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for WH Smith and 0 mentions for Halfords Group. Halfords Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled WH Smith'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Halfords Group	Neutral
WH Smith	Neutral

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 hedge funds, endowments 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 5.1%. WH Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 17.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Halfords Group	£1.74B	0.21	£14.31M	-£15.40	N/A
WH Smith	£1.59B	0.39	£63.01M	-£96.70	N/A

Halfords Group has a beta of 1.192, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, WH Smith has a beta of 0.915, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

Halfords Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 170, indicating a potential downside of 1.16%. WH Smith has a consensus price target of GBX 720.50, indicating a potential upside of 45.15%. 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%

Summary

Halfords Group beats WH Smith on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Halfords Group compare to Applegreen?

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

Halfords Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Applegreen pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share. Halfords Group pays out -57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applegreen pays out 0.0% 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.

Halfords Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 170, indicating a potential downside of 1.16%. Given Applegreen's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Applegreen 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
Applegreen	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Halfords Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Applegreen'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Halfords Group	Neutral
Applegreen	Neutral

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
Halfords Group	-1.94%	-6.79%	2.68%
Applegreen	N/A	N/A	N/A

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Halfords Group	£1.74B	0.21	£14.31M	-£15.40	N/A
Applegreen	N/A	N/A	N/A	£24.20	N/A

Summary

Halfords Group beats Applegreen on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Halfords Group compare to Card Factory?

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

Halfords Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 170, indicating a potential downside of 1.16%. Card Factory has a consensus price target of GBX 113.33, indicating a potential upside of 65.93%. Given Card Factory's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Card Factory 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
Card Factory	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

In the previous week, Card Factory had 5 more articles in the media than Halfords Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Card Factory and 0 mentions for Halfords Group. Halfords Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Card Factory's score of -0.48 indicating that Halfords Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Halfords Group	Neutral
Card Factory	Neutral

Card Factory has a net margin of 5.35% compared to Halfords Group's net margin of -1.94%. Card Factory's return on equity of 9.00% beat Halfords Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Halfords Group	-1.94%	-6.79%	2.68%
Card Factory	5.35%	9.00%	7.54%

Halfords Group has a beta of 1.192, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Card Factory has a beta of 1.248, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Card Factory has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Halfords Group. Halfords Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Card Factory, 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	£1.74B	0.21	£14.31M	-£15.40	N/A
Card Factory	£582.70M	0.41	£41.04M	£8.90	7.67

Halfords Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Card Factory pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Halfords Group pays out -57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Card Factory pays out 55.1% 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.

48.0% of Halfords Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.6% of Card Factory shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Halfords Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Card Factory shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

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This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

HFD vs. The Competition

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Metric	Halfords Group	Specialty Retail Industry	Cyclical Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£374.75M	£4.20B	£4.02B	£2.81B
Dividend Yield	5.26%	4.41%	3.50%	6.08%
P/E Ratio	-11.17	16.64	78.11	365.45
Price / Sales	0.21	26.62	310.76	87,990.19
Price / Cash	5.24	14.60	30.87	27.89
Price / Book	0.68	10.56	3.28	7.75
Net Income	£14.31M	£141.85M	£247.50M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	3.24%	0.20%	1.37%	1.40%
1 Month Performance	28.55%	0.65%	2.53%	4.10%
1 Year Performance	3.12%	-6.35%	1.95%	69.73%

Halfords Group Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
HFD Halfords Group	N/A	GBX 172 +0.2%	GBX 170 -1.2%	+3.7%	£374.75M	£1.74B	N/A	12,000
PETS Pets at Home Group	3.9263 of 5 stars	GBX 182.80 -0.4%	GBX 236.25 +29.2%	-24.8%	£808.17M	£1.47B	11.01	210	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume
MOON Moonpig Group	3.0284 of 5 stars	GBX 209.60 +0.8%	GBX 300.83 +43.5%	-13.4%	£636.80M	£360.66M	15.19	730	Gap Down High Trading Volume
SMWH WH Smith	2.9087 of 5 stars	GBX 502.50 +0.9%	GBX 720.50 +43.4%	-51.4%	£626.59M	£1.59B	N/A	14,935
APGN Applegreen	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£598.53M	N/A	20.50	11,145

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

How does Halfords Group compare to Pets at Home Group?

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

Is HFD or PETS a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend HFD or PETS?

Is HFD or PETS more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, HFD or PETS?

Does the media refer more to HFD or PETS?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HFD or PETS?

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How does Halfords Group compare to Moonpig Group?

Is MOON or HFD more profitable?

Do analysts prefer MOON or HFD?

Does the media favor MOON or HFD?

Which has more risk & volatility, MOON or HFD?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MOON or HFD?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MOON or HFD?

Is MOON or HFD a better dividend stock?

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How does Halfords Group compare to WH Smith?

Does the media prefer HFD or SMWH?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HFD or SMWH?

Is HFD or SMWH a better dividend stock?

Which has better earnings and valuation, HFD or SMWH?

Which has more volatility and risk, HFD or SMWH?

Do analysts recommend HFD or SMWH?

Is HFD or SMWH more profitable?

Summary

How does Halfords Group compare to Applegreen?

Is HFD or APGN a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend HFD or APGN?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HFD or APGN?

Does the media favor HFD or APGN?

Is HFD or APGN more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HFD or APGN?

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How does Halfords Group compare to Card Factory?

Do analysts rate HFD or CARD?

Does the media favor HFD or CARD?

Is HFD or CARD more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, HFD or CARD?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, HFD or CARD?

Is HFD or CARD a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HFD or CARD?

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