Heavitree Brewery (HVTA) Competitors

Various Eateries (LON:VARE) and Heavitree Brewery (LON:HVTA) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VARE or HVTA?

Heavitree Brewery has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Various Eateries. Various Eateries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heavitree Brewery, 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
Various Eateries	£49.60M	0.47	-£6.50M	-£3.72	-3.59
Heavitree Brewery	£8.52M	1.01	£1.53M	£27.66	5.60

Does the media refer more to VARE or HVTA?

In the previous week, Various Eateries' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Heavitree Brewery'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Various Eateries	Neutral
Heavitree Brewery	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VARE or HVTA?

21.3% of Various Eateries shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.2% of Various Eateries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 46.1% of Heavitree Brewery shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is VARE or HVTA more profitable?

Heavitree Brewery has a net margin of 17.99% compared to Various Eateries' net margin of -13.11%. Heavitree Brewery's return on equity of 7.95% beat Various Eateries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Various Eateries	-13.11%	-21.44%	-3.07%
Heavitree Brewery	17.99%	7.95%	3.05%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VARE or HVTA?

Heavitree Brewery received 23 more outperform votes than Various Eateries when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Various Eateries	N/A	N/A
Heavitree Brewery	Outperform Votes 23 65.71%	Underperform Votes 12 34.29%

Which has more volatility & risk, VARE or HVTA?

Various Eateries has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heavitree Brewery has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Heavitree Brewery beats Various Eateries on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.