Hornby (HRN) Competitors

Gfinity (LON:GFIN) and Hornby (LON:HRN) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer GFIN or HRN?

In the previous week, Gfinity's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hornby'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gfinity	Neutral
Hornby	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GFIN or HRN?

1.7% of Gfinity shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of Hornby shares are held by institutional investors. 44.4% of Gfinity shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.7% of Hornby shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, GFIN or HRN?

Gfinity has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hornby.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gfinity	£1.64M	1.93	-£6.22M	N/A	N/A
Hornby	£56.24M	0.01	-£12.06M	-£7.10	-0.07

Which has more risk & volatility, GFIN or HRN?

Gfinity has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hornby has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GFIN or HRN more profitable?

Gfinity has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Hornby's net margin of -21.45%. Hornby's return on equity of -42.97% beat Gfinity's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gfinity	N/A	-151.80%	-14.79%
Hornby	-21.45%	-42.97%	-7.66%

Summary

Hornby beats Gfinity on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.