Herald (HRI) Competitors GBX 2,440 -20.00 (-0.81%) As of 08/1/2025 11:55 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock HRI vs. WPP, FOUR, RSG, OCN, PAY, LOOK, CSN, MAST, TRMR, and HURShould you be buying Herald stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Herald include WPP (WPP), 4imprint Group (FOUR), Resolute Mining (RSG), Ocean Wilsons (OCN), PayPoint (PAY), Lookers (LOOK), Chesnara (CSN), MAST Energy Developments (MAST), Tremor International (TRMR), and Hurricane Energy (HUR). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Herald vs. Its Competitors WPP 4imprint Group Resolute Mining Ocean Wilsons PayPoint Lookers Chesnara MAST Energy Developments Tremor International Hurricane Energy WPP (LON:WPP) and Herald (LON:HRI) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and valuation. Does the media prefer WPP or HRI? In the previous week, WPP had 1 more articles in the media than Herald. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for WPP and 0 mentions for Herald. WPP's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Herald's score of -0.48 indicating that WPP is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment WPP Neutral Herald Neutral Which has preferable valuation & earnings, WPP or HRI? WPP has higher revenue and earnings than Herald. Herald is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WPP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWPP£14.89B0.29£203.92M£18.9321.31Herald£162.63M7.57£175.20M£346.547.04 Do analysts recommend WPP or HRI? WPP currently has a consensus price target of GBX 715, indicating a potential upside of 77.24%. Given WPP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe WPP is more favorable than Herald.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score WPP 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Herald 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk and volatility, WPP or HRI? WPP has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Herald has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WPP or HRI? 65.3% of WPP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.8% of Herald shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of WPP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Herald shares are held 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. Is WPP or HRI more profitable? Herald has a net margin of 107.72% compared to WPP's net margin of 1.37%. Herald's return on equity of 14.78% beat WPP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WPP1.37% 5.92% 1.53% Herald 107.72%14.78%9.22% SummaryWPP beats Herald on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Herald News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HRI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HRI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart HRI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHeraldAsset Management IndustryFinance SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.23B£1.29B£12.04B£3.03BDividend Yield0.14%4.40%5.62%5.02%P/E Ratio7.0422.3719.76176.75Price / Sales7.572,540.3325.93264,362.45Price / Cash18.8660.7021.3327.97Price / Book1.001.452.094.53Net Income£175.20M£265.04M£1.00B£5.90B7 Day Performance0.41%-0.46%-2.46%12.58%1 Month Performance6.31%0.52%-0.85%6.10%1 Year Performance13.23%6.39%537.08%71.60% Herald Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HRIHeraldN/AGBX 2,440-0.8%N/A+7.0%£1.23B£162.63M7.046,600Negative NewsWPPWPP2.7223 of 5 starsGBX 432.90-0.7%GBX 715+65.2%-45.2%£4.67B£14.89B22.87115,500FOUR4imprint Group3.5466 of 5 starsGBX 3,705+0.3%GBX 7,365+98.8%-40.6%£1.31B£1.71B11.802,300RSGResolute Mining2.7392 of 5 starsGBX 31-2.1%GBX 45+45.2%-10.6%£825.94M£817.76M67.3340,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastOCNOcean WilsonsN/AGBX 1,460-0.3%N/A-9.5%£643.72M£647.52M10.4374,200PAYPayPointN/AGBX 741-0.4%N/A+4.2%£530.63M£301.14M15.221,260News CoverageDividend IncreaseLOOKLookersN/AN/AN/AN/A£503.22M£4.48B811.2538CSNChesnara1.7903 of 5 starsGBX 260-0.4%N/A+2.1%£395.61M£412.72M94.835,700Insider TradeMASTMAST Energy DevelopmentsN/AGBX 83.10+5.9%N/A+47,547.1%£354.30M£1.04M-8,310.0029,900Positive NewsGap UpTRMRTremor InternationalN/AN/AN/AN/A£293.13M£343.77M-1,829.09167HURHurricane EnergyN/AN/AN/AN/A£155.02M£275.50M194.755,660High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WPP Competitors 4imprint Group Competitors Resolute Mining Competitors Ocean Wilsons Competitors PayPoint Competitors Lookers Competitors Chesnara Competitors MAST Energy Developments Competitors Tremor International Competitors Hurricane Energy Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:HRI) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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