Hornby (HRN) Competitors

Hornby (LON:HRN) and Focusrite (LON:TUNE) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the media favor HRN or TUNE?

In the previous week, Hornby and Hornby both had 1 articles in the media. Hornby's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Focusrite's score of 0.00 indicating that Hornby is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hornby	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Focusrite	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HRN or TUNE?

82.1% of Hornby shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of Focusrite shares are held by institutional investors. 12.7% of Hornby shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.8% of Focusrite 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, HRN or TUNE?

Hornby has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Focusrite has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend HRN or TUNE?

Focusrite has a consensus target price of GBX 410, indicating a potential upside of 86.36%. Given Focusrite's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Focusrite is more favorable than Hornby.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hornby	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Focusrite	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HRN or TUNE?

Focusrite received 74 more outperform votes than Hornby when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.72% of users gave Focusrite an outperform vote while only 58.26% of users gave Hornby an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hornby	Outperform Votes 127 58.26%	Underperform Votes 91 41.74%
Focusrite	Outperform Votes 201 80.72%	Underperform Votes 48 19.28%

Is HRN or TUNE more profitable?

Focusrite has a net margin of 6.99% compared to Hornby's net margin of -21.45%. Focusrite's return on equity of 10.33% beat Hornby's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hornby	-21.45%	-40.05%	-7.66%
Focusrite	6.99%	10.33%	5.84%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HRN or TUNE?

Focusrite has higher revenue and earnings than Hornby. Hornby is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Focusrite, 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
Hornby	£56.24M	0.78	-£12.06M	-£0.07	-370.00
Focusrite	£169.11M	0.76	£11.82M	£0.20	1,100.00

Summary

Focusrite beats Hornby on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.