Harworth Group (HWG) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HWG or HKLD?

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

Is HWG or HKLD a better dividend stock?

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 397.1%. 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.

Does the media refer more to HWG or HKLD?

In the previous week, Harworth Group's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Hongkong Land's score of 0.00 indicating that Harworth Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Harworth Group	Positive
Hongkong Land	Neutral

Is HWG or HKLD 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
Harworth Group	52.25%	7.75%	-1.45%
Hongkong Land	-31.57%	-1.77%	1.15%

Which has more risk and volatility, HWG or HKLD?

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HWG or HKLD?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Harworth Group	£97.22M	6.28	£50.80M	£15.17	12.23
Hongkong Land	£1.84B	0.07	-£582.30M	-£0.26	-21.31

Summary

Harworth Group beats Hongkong Land on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.