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HSP vs. WIN, DX, XPD, UKM, and IDS

Should you buy Hargreaves Services stock or one of its competitors? Hargreaves Services's main competitors and comparable companies include Wincanton (WIN), DX (Group) (DX), Xpediator (XPD), UK Mail Group (UKM), and International Distributions Services (IDS). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "air freight & logistics" industry.

How does Hargreaves Services compare to Wincanton?

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hargreaves Services£351.39M0.76£12.62M£92.049.45
Wincanton£1.40B0.00£25.90M£0.21N/A

Hargreaves Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 38 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Wincanton pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share. Hargreaves Services pays out 41.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

In the previous week, Hargreaves Services' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Wincanton'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Hargreaves Services Neutral
Wincanton Neutral

12.0% of Hargreaves Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of Wincanton shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.2% of Hargreaves Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Wincanton shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Hargreaves Services has a net margin of 8.74% 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 Services8.74% 15.42% 2.07%
Wincanton 1.85%51.39%6.38%

Hargreaves Services has a beta of 0.594, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wincanton has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Wincanton beats Hargreaves Services on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hargreaves Services compare to DX (Group)?

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

Hargreaves Services has a net margin of 8.74% compared to DX (Group)'s net margin of 4.84%. DX (Group)'s return on equity of 36.77% beat Hargreaves Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hargreaves Services8.74% 15.42% 2.07%
DX (Group) 4.84%36.77%8.00%

Hargreaves Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 38 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. DX (Group) pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share. Hargreaves Services pays out 41.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DX (Group) pays out 5,000.0% 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.

Hargreaves Services has a beta of 0.594, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DX (Group) has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

DX (Group) has higher revenue and earnings than Hargreaves Services. DX (Group) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hargreaves Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hargreaves Services£351.39M0.76£12.62M£92.049.45
DX (Group)£471.20M0.00£22.80M£0.04N/A

In the previous week, Hargreaves Services' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled DX (Group)'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Hargreaves Services Neutral
DX (Group) Neutral

12.0% of Hargreaves Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of DX (Group) shares are held by institutional investors. 41.2% of Hargreaves Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.4% of DX (Group) shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

DX (Group) beats Hargreaves Services on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hargreaves Services compare to Xpediator?

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

Xpediator pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share. Hargreaves Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 38 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Hargreaves Services pays out 41.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

In the previous week, Xpediator's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hargreaves Services'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Xpediator Neutral
Hargreaves Services Neutral

14.0% of Xpediator shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.0% of Hargreaves Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 63.5% of Xpediator shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 41.2% of Hargreaves Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Hargreaves Services has a net margin of 8.74% compared to Xpediator's net margin of -0.05%. Hargreaves Services' return on equity of 15.42% beat Xpediator's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Xpediator-0.05% 9.23% 2.82%
Hargreaves Services 8.74%15.42%2.07%

Hargreaves Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Xpediator.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Xpediator£386.70M0.00-£2.98MN/AN/A
Hargreaves Services£351.39M0.76£12.62M£92.049.45

Xpediator has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hargreaves Services has a beta of 0.594, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Xpediator beats Hargreaves Services on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hargreaves Services compare to UK Mail Group?

UK Mail Group (LON:UKM) and Hargreaves Services (LON:HSP) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

Hargreaves Services has a net margin of 8.74% compared to UK Mail Group's net margin of 0.00%. Hargreaves Services' return on equity of 15.42% beat UK Mail Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
UK Mail GroupN/A N/A N/A
Hargreaves Services 8.74%15.42%2.07%

Hargreaves Services has higher revenue and earnings than UK Mail Group.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
UK Mail GroupN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Hargreaves Services£351.39M0.76£12.62M£92.049.45

In the previous week, UK Mail Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hargreaves Services'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
UK Mail Group Neutral
Hargreaves Services Neutral

12.0% of Hargreaves Services shares are held by institutional investors. 41.2% of Hargreaves Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Hargreaves Services beats UK Mail Group on 6 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hargreaves Services compare to International Distributions Services?

Hargreaves Services (LON:HSP) and International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

International Distributions Services has higher revenue and earnings than Hargreaves Services. Hargreaves Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Distributions Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hargreaves Services£351.39M0.76£12.62M£92.049.45
International Distributions Services£12.69B0.27£54.04M£5.6463.63

In the previous week, International Distributions Services had 1 more articles in the media than Hargreaves Services. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for International Distributions Services and 0 mentions for Hargreaves Services. International Distributions Services' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Hargreaves Services' score of 0.00 indicating that International Distributions Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Hargreaves Services Neutral
International Distributions Services Positive

Hargreaves Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 38 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. International Distributions Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Hargreaves Services pays out 41.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Distributions Services pays out 35.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

12.0% of Hargreaves Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of International Distributions Services shares are held by institutional investors. 41.2% of Hargreaves Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of International Distributions Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Hargreaves Services has a beta of 0.594, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, International Distributions Services has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the broader market.

Hargreaves Services has a net margin of 8.74% compared to International Distributions Services' net margin of 0.43%. Hargreaves Services' return on equity of 15.42% beat International Distributions Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hargreaves Services8.74% 15.42% 2.07%
International Distributions Services 0.43%1.47%1.97%

Summary

International Distributions Services beats Hargreaves Services on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HSP vs. The Competition

Export
MetricHargreaves ServicesAir Freight & Logistics IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£267.13M£9.41B£10.24B£2.90B
Dividend Yield4.68%3.08%97.16%6.26%
P/E Ratio9.4511.5225.48366.76
Price / Sales0.767.20278.8390,229.50
Price / Cash9.2224.2723.6727.89
Price / Book1.492.104.816.38
Net Income£12.62M£624.60M£613.19M£5.89B
7 Day Performance2.35%1.82%1.26%0.38%
1 Month Performance7.41%-0.33%-4.41%0.00%
1 Year Performance15.65%-11.14%5.02%20.10%

Hargreaves Services Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HSP
Hargreaves Services
N/AGBX 870
+1.2%		N/A+20.4%£267.13M£351.39M9.451,361
WIN
Wincanton
N/AN/AN/AN/A£744.09M£1.40B2,880.9520,300
DX
DX (Group)
N/AN/AN/AN/A£306.77M£471.20M1,185.0020
XPD
Xpediator
N/AN/AN/AN/A£61.99M£386.70MN/A1,400
UKM
UK Mail Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/AN/A147,000

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This page (LON:HSP) was last updated on 9/17/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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