HWG vs. HKLD, CIC, ASPL, DAR, INL, OHG, TRAF, IWG, DLN, and GPOR
Should you be buying Harworth Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Harworth Group include Hongkong Land (HKLD), Conygar Investment (CIC), Aseana Properties (ASPL), Dar Global (DAR), Inland Homes (INL), One Heritage Group (OHG), Trafalgar Property Group (TRAF), IWG (IWG), Derwent London (DLN), and Great Portland Estates (GPOR). These companies are all part of the "real estate" sector.
Harworth Group vs. Its Competitors
Harworth Group (LON:HWG) and Hongkong Land (LON:HKLD) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Harworth Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hongkong Land. Hongkong Land is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Harworth Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
35.7% of Harworth Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of Hongkong Land shares are held by institutional investors. 53.4% of Harworth Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.4% of Hongkong Land shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Harworth Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Hongkong Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and has a dividend yield of 355.4%. Harworth Group pays out 13.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hongkong Land pays out -8,461.5% 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. Hongkong Land is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Harworth Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Hongkong Land's score of 0.00 indicating that Harworth Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Harworth Group has a net margin of 52.25% compared to Hongkong Land's net margin of -31.57%. Harworth Group's return on equity of 7.75% beat Hongkong Land's return on equity.
Harworth Group has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hongkong Land has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Harworth Group beats Hongkong Land on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:HWG) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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