HSP vs. WIN, DX, XPD, IDS, REDD, GEN, ICGC, CLG, MEGP, and KIE
Should you be buying Hargreaves Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hargreaves Services include Wincanton (WIN), DX (Group) (DX), Xpediator (XPD), International Distributions Services (IDS), Redde Northgate (REDD), Genuit Group (GEN), Irish Continental Group (ICGC), Clipper Logistics (CLG), ME Group International (MEGP), and Kier Group (KIE). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Hargreaves Services vs. Its Competitors
Wincanton (LON:WIN) and Hargreaves Services (LON:HSP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.
Wincanton pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share. Hargreaves Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. 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 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. Hargreaves Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
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.
73.9% of Wincanton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.0% of Hargreaves Services shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Wincanton shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Hargreaves Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Wincanton has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hargreaves Services has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Hargreaves Services had 2 more articles in the media than Wincanton. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Hargreaves Services and 1 mentions for Wincanton. Hargreaves Services' average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Wincanton's score of -0.23 indicating that Hargreaves Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Hargreaves Services beats Wincanton on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:HSP) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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