Howden Joinery Group (HWDN) Competitors

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HWDN vs. DPLM, IGG, DPH, CTY, and GNS

Should you buy Howden Joinery Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Howden Joinery Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Howden Joinery Group include Diploma (DPLM), IG Group (IGG), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH), City of London (CTY), and Genus (GNS). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.

How does Howden Joinery Group compare to Diploma?

Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) and Diploma (LON:DPLM) are both mid-cap personal services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

67.4% of Howden Joinery Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.2% of Diploma shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Howden Joinery Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Diploma 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.

Howden Joinery Group has a beta of 1.298, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Diploma has a beta of 0.917, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Diploma had 1 more articles in the media than Howden Joinery Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Diploma and 0 mentions for Howden Joinery Group. Diploma's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Howden Joinery Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Diploma is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Howden Joinery Group	Neutral
Diploma	Positive

Howden Joinery Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Diploma pays an annual dividend of GBX 60.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Howden Joinery Group pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diploma pays out 43.8% 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. Howden Joinery Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Howden Joinery Group has higher revenue and earnings than Diploma. Howden Joinery Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diploma, 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
Howden Joinery Group	£2.42B	1.65	£253.42M	£49.00	15.09
Diploma	£1.52B	5.88	£115.40M	£137.30	48.73

Howden Joinery Group has a net margin of 11.07% compared to Diploma's net margin of 8.99%. Howden Joinery Group's return on equity of 23.58% beat Diploma's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Howden Joinery Group	11.07%	23.58%	10.70%
Diploma	8.99%	14.17%	8.32%

Howden Joinery Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 924, suggesting a potential upside of 24.93%. Diploma has a consensus price target of GBX 6,251.25, suggesting a potential downside of 6.56%. Given Howden Joinery Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Howden Joinery Group is more favorable than Diploma.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Howden Joinery Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Diploma	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Summary

Howden Joinery Group and Diploma tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Howden Joinery Group compare to IG Group?

Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) and IG Group (LON:IGG) are both mid-cap personal services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

IG Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Howden Joinery Group. IG Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howden Joinery Group, 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
Howden Joinery Group	£2.42B	1.65	£253.42M	£49.00	15.09
IG Group	£949.10M	5.31	£533.35M	£105.10	14.50

Howden Joinery Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 924, indicating a potential upside of 24.93%. IG Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,302, indicating a potential downside of 14.57%. Given Howden Joinery Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Howden Joinery Group is more favorable than IG Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Howden Joinery Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
IG Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Howden Joinery Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. IG Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 46.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Howden Joinery Group pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IG Group pays out 44.2% 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.

IG Group has a net margin of 35.26% compared to Howden Joinery Group's net margin of 11.07%. Howden Joinery Group's return on equity of 23.58% beat IG Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Howden Joinery Group	11.07%	23.58%	10.70%
IG Group	35.26%	20.91%	10.37%

In the previous week, IG Group had 1 more articles in the media than Howden Joinery Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for IG Group and 0 mentions for Howden Joinery Group. IG Group's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Howden Joinery Group's score of 0.00 indicating that IG Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Howden Joinery Group	Neutral
IG Group	Neutral

Howden Joinery Group has a beta of 1.298, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IG Group has a beta of 0.487, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

67.4% of Howden Joinery Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of IG Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Howden Joinery Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of IG Group 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.

Summary

IG Group beats Howden Joinery Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Howden Joinery Group compare to Dechra Pharmaceuticals?

Dechra Pharmaceuticals (LON:DPH) and Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) are both mid-cap personal services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.

In the previous week, Dechra Pharmaceuticals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Howden Joinery Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dechra Pharmaceuticals	Neutral
Howden Joinery Group	Neutral

105.5% of Dechra Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Howden Joinery Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of Dechra Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Howden Joinery Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Howden Joinery Group has a net margin of 11.07% compared to Dechra Pharmaceuticals' net margin of -3.66%. Howden Joinery Group's return on equity of 23.58% beat Dechra Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dechra Pharmaceuticals	-3.66%	-3.92%	0.75%
Howden Joinery Group	11.07%	23.58%	10.70%

Dechra Pharmaceuticals pays an annual dividend of GBX 45 per share. Howden Joinery Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Dechra Pharmaceuticals pays out -18,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Howden Joinery Group pays out 43.5% 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.

Howden Joinery Group has higher revenue and earnings than Dechra Pharmaceuticals. Dechra Pharmaceuticals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howden Joinery Group, 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
Dechra Pharmaceuticals	£761.50M	0.00	-£27.90M	-£0.25	N/A
Howden Joinery Group	£2.42B	1.65	£253.42M	£49.00	15.09

Howden Joinery Group has a consensus target price of GBX 924, suggesting a potential upside of 24.93%. Given Howden Joinery Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Howden Joinery Group is more favorable than Dechra Pharmaceuticals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dechra Pharmaceuticals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Howden Joinery Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Dechra Pharmaceuticals has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Howden Joinery Group has a beta of 1.298, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Howden Joinery Group beats Dechra Pharmaceuticals on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Howden Joinery Group compare to City of London?

Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) and City of London (LON:CTY) are both mid-cap personal services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, City of London had 2 more articles in the media than Howden Joinery Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for City of London and 0 mentions for Howden Joinery Group. City of London's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Howden Joinery Group's score of 0.00 indicating that City of London is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Howden Joinery Group	Neutral
City of London	Positive

Howden Joinery Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 924, indicating a potential upside of 24.93%. Given Howden Joinery Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Howden Joinery Group is more favorable than City of London.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Howden Joinery Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
City of London	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

City of London has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Howden Joinery Group. City of London is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howden Joinery Group, 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
Howden Joinery Group	£2.42B	1.65	£253.42M	£49.00	15.09
City of London	£568.96M	4.87	£294.08M	£113.99	4.76

67.4% of Howden Joinery Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of City of London shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Howden Joinery Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of City of London shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

City of London has a net margin of 97.40% compared to Howden Joinery Group's net margin of 11.07%. Howden Joinery Group's return on equity of 23.58% beat City of London's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Howden Joinery Group	11.07%	23.58%	10.70%
City of London	97.40%	22.92%	4.00%

Howden Joinery Group has a beta of 1.298, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, City of London has a beta of 0.8609003, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

Howden Joinery Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. City of London pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Howden Joinery Group pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. City of London pays out 18.8% 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. City of London is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Howden Joinery Group beats City of London on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Howden Joinery Group compare to Genus?

Genus (LON:GNS) and Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) are both personal services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Genus pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Howden Joinery Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Genus pays out 45.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Howden Joinery Group pays out 43.5% 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. Howden Joinery Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Genus had 3 more articles in the media than Howden Joinery Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Genus and 0 mentions for Howden Joinery Group. Genus' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Howden Joinery Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Genus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Genus	Neutral
Howden Joinery Group	Neutral

Howden Joinery Group has a net margin of 11.07% compared to Genus' net margin of 7.07%. Howden Joinery Group's return on equity of 23.58% beat Genus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genus	7.07%	9.70%	3.31%
Howden Joinery Group	11.07%	23.58%	10.70%

Howden Joinery Group has higher revenue and earnings than Genus. Howden Joinery Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genus, 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
Genus	£672M	2.24	£7.87M	£71.00	31.96
Howden Joinery Group	£2.42B	1.65	£253.42M	£49.00	15.09

53.1% of Genus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Howden Joinery Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Genus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Howden Joinery Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Genus currently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,216.67, indicating a potential upside of 41.74%. Howden Joinery Group has a consensus target price of GBX 924, indicating a potential upside of 24.93%. Given Genus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Genus is more favorable than Howden Joinery Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Howden Joinery Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Genus has a beta of 0.895, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Howden Joinery Group has a beta of 1.298, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Howden Joinery Group beats Genus on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HWDN vs. The Competition

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Metric	Howden Joinery Group	Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry	Cyclical Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£3.99B	£560.89M	£3.98B	£2.76B
Dividend Yield	2.78%	3.15%	3.57%	6.14%
P/E Ratio	15.09	16.27	77.30	365.60
Price / Sales	1.65	36.18	328.37	88,654.28
Price / Cash	13.86	11.54	30.87	27.89
Price / Book	4.05	1.30	3.13	7.52
Net Income	£253.42M	£12.18M	£249.43M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-3.65%	0.44%	0.30%	7.45%
1 Month Performance	-10.88%	3.58%	-0.25%	2.91%
1 Year Performance	-9.80%	-6.62%	2.05%	89.21%

Howden Joinery Group Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
HWDN Howden Joinery Group	N/A	GBX 739.64 -2.8%	GBX 924 +24.9%	-7.0%	£3.99B	£2.42B	15.09	12,000
DPLM Diploma	1.4062 of 5 stars	GBX 7,185 +2.9%	GBX 6,251.25 -13.0%	+67.9%	£9.63B	£1.52B	52.33	3,500	Positive News
IGG IG Group	1.3898 of 5 stars	GBX 1,531.50 -0.1%	GBX 1,302 -15.0%	+40.7%	£5.08B	£949.10M	14.57	2,754
DPH Dechra Pharmaceuticals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£4.40B	£761.50M	N/A	2,457
CTY City of London	N/A	GBX 555 +1.5%	N/A	+15.7%	£2.82B	£568.96M	4.87	N/A

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Howden Joinery Group (HWDN) Competitors

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Howden Joinery Group (HWDN) Competitors

HWDN vs. DPLM, IGG, DPH, CTY, and GNS

How does Howden Joinery Group compare to Diploma?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HWDN or DPLM?

Which has more risk and volatility, HWDN or DPLM?

Does the media favor HWDN or DPLM?

Is HWDN or DPLM a better dividend stock?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HWDN or DPLM?

Is HWDN or DPLM more profitable?

Do analysts prefer HWDN or DPLM?

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How does Howden Joinery Group compare to IG Group?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HWDN or IGG?

Do analysts prefer HWDN or IGG?

Is HWDN or IGG a better dividend stock?

Is HWDN or IGG more profitable?

Does the media favor HWDN or IGG?

Which has more volatility & risk, HWDN or IGG?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HWDN or IGG?

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How does Howden Joinery Group compare to Dechra Pharmaceuticals?

Does the media prefer DPH or HWDN?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DPH or HWDN?

Is DPH or HWDN more profitable?

Is DPH or HWDN a better dividend stock?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, DPH or HWDN?

Do analysts recommend DPH or HWDN?

Which has more risk & volatility, DPH or HWDN?

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How does Howden Joinery Group compare to City of London?

Does the media favor HWDN or CTY?

Do analysts rate HWDN or CTY?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HWDN or CTY?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HWDN or CTY?

Is HWDN or CTY more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, HWDN or CTY?

Is HWDN or CTY a better dividend stock?

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How does Howden Joinery Group compare to Genus?

Is GNS or HWDN a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer GNS or HWDN?

Is GNS or HWDN more profitable?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GNS or HWDN?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GNS or HWDN?

Do analysts prefer GNS or HWDN?

Which has more volatility and risk, GNS or HWDN?

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