Harworth Group (HWG) Competitors

Hongkong Land (LON:HKLD) and Harworth Group (LON:HWG) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do analysts recommend HKLD or HWG?

Harworth Group has a consensus target price of GBX 210, suggesting a potential upside of 28.44%. Given Harworth Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Harworth Group is more favorable than Hongkong Land.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hongkong Land	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Harworth Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor HKLD or HWG?

In the previous week, Harworth Group had 5 more articles in the media than Hongkong Land. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Harworth Group and 0 mentions for Hongkong Land. Harworth Group's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Hongkong Land's score of 1.05 indicating that Harworth Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hongkong Land	Positive
Harworth Group	Positive

Is HKLD or HWG a better dividend stock?

Hongkong Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Harworth Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Hongkong Land pays out -149.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Harworth Group pays out 10.3% 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, HKLD or HWG?

Harworth Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hongkong Land	£1.78B	0.08	-£582.30M	-£0.15	-42.08
Harworth Group	£187.75M	2.82	£50.80M	£0.16	1,041.40

Which has more volatility & risk, HKLD or HWG?

Hongkong Land has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Harworth Group has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HKLD or HWG more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hongkong Land	-31.57%	-1.77%	1.15%
Harworth Group	52.25%	7.75%	-1.45%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HKLD or HWG?

19.2% of Hongkong Land shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Harworth Group shares are held by institutional investors. 53.4% of Hongkong Land shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Harworth Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Harworth Group beats Hongkong Land on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.