Halfords Group (HFD) Competitors

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 analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Does the media refer more to PETS or HFD?

In the previous week, Halfords Group had 2 more articles in the media than Pets at Home Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Halfords Group and 0 mentions for Pets at Home Group. Halfords Group's average media sentiment score of 0.37 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	Neutral

Do analysts prefer PETS or HFD?

Pets at Home Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 298.33, suggesting a potential upside of 24.31%. Halfords Group has a consensus price target of GBX 151, suggesting a potential upside of 5.59%. Given Pets at Home Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Halfords Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PETS or HFD?

Pets at Home Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Halfords Group. Pets at Home Group 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
Pets at Home Group	£1.41B	0.78	£75.43M	£16.45	14.59
Halfords Group	£1.69B	0.18	£14.31M	£6.62	21.60

Is PETS or HFD 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
Pets at Home Group	5.36%	8.05%	4.66%
Halfords Group	0.85%	2.61%	2.68%

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

72.8% of Pets at Home Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Halfords Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Pets at Home Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Halfords Group shares are held by 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.

Is PETS or HFD a better dividend stock?

Pets at Home Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Halfords Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Pets at Home Group pays out 79.0% 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 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, PETS or HFD?

Pets at Home Group has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less 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.

Summary

Pets at Home Group beats Halfords Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.