HWDN vs. KYGA, DPLM, DPH, IGG, CTY, SMWH, GNS, CAR, PRP, and AUK
Should you be buying Howden Joinery Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Howden Joinery Group include Kerry Group (KYGA), Diploma (DPLM), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH), IG Group (IGG), City of London (CTY), WH Smith (SMWH), Genus (GNS), Carclo (CAR), Prime People (PRP), and Aukett Swanke Group (AUK). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.
Howden Joinery Group vs. Its Competitors
Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) and Kerry Group (LON:KYGA) are both personal services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.
70.6% of Howden Joinery Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Kerry Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Howden Joinery Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Kerry Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Howden Joinery Group has a net margin of 10.82% compared to Kerry Group's net margin of 8.50%. Howden Joinery Group's return on equity of 25.70% beat Kerry Group's return on equity.
Howden Joinery Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Kerry Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 119 per share and has a dividend yield of 131.4%. Howden Joinery Group pays out 45.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kerry Group pays out 3,147.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Kerry Group has higher revenue and earnings than Howden Joinery Group. Howden Joinery Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kerry Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Howden Joinery Group had 4 more articles in the media than Kerry Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Howden Joinery Group and 0 mentions for Kerry Group. Howden Joinery Group's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Kerry Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Howden Joinery Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Howden Joinery Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 963, suggesting a potential upside of 16.53%. Given Howden Joinery Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Howden Joinery Group is more favorable than Kerry Group.
Howden Joinery Group has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kerry Group has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Howden Joinery Group beats Kerry Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:HWDN) was last updated on 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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