Hargreaves Services (HSP) Competitors

Hargreaves Services (LON:HSP) and Wincanton (LON:WIN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HSP or WIN?

Wincanton received 241 more outperform votes than Hargreaves Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.09% of users gave Wincanton an outperform vote while only 57.53% of users gave Hargreaves Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hargreaves Services	Outperform Votes 126 57.53%	Underperform Votes 93 42.47%
Wincanton	Outperform Votes 367 79.09%	Underperform Votes 97 20.91%

Does the media refer more to HSP or WIN?

In the previous week, Wincanton had 1 more articles in the media than Hargreaves Services. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Wincanton and 1 mentions for Hargreaves Services. Wincanton's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Hargreaves Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Wincanton is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hargreaves Services	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Wincanton	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HSP or WIN?

51.0% of Hargreaves Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of Wincanton shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.1% of Hargreaves Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Wincanton shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, HSP or WIN?

Hargreaves Services has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wincanton has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HSP or WIN?

Wincanton has higher revenue and earnings than Hargreaves Services. Wincanton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hargreaves Services, 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
Hargreaves Services	£217.10M	1.06	£12.62M	£36.52	18.62
Wincanton	£1.40B	0.00	£25.90M	£0.21	N/A

Is HSP or WIN more profitable?

Hargreaves Services has a net margin of 5.81% compared to Wincanton's net margin of 1.85%. Wincanton's return on equity of 51.39% beat Hargreaves Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hargreaves Services	5.81%	6.30%	2.07%
Wincanton	1.85%	51.39%	6.38%

Is HSP or WIN a better dividend stock?

Hargreaves Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Wincanton pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share. Hargreaves Services pays out 98.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Wincanton pays out 6,190.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hargreaves Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Wincanton beats Hargreaves Services on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.