Inchcape (INCH) Competitors

Pendragon (LON:PDG) and Inchcape (LON:INCH) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Is PDG or INCH more profitable?

Inchcape has a net margin of 2.45% compared to Pendragon's net margin of 1.19%. Inchcape's return on equity of 17.60% beat Pendragon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pendragon	1.19%	15.86%	4.17%
Inchcape	2.45%	17.60%	6.35%

Which has more volatility & risk, PDG or INCH?

Pendragon has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Inchcape has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PDG or INCH?

73.1% of Pendragon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of Inchcape shares are held by institutional investors. 25.1% of Pendragon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of Inchcape shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is PDG or INCH a better dividend stock?

Pendragon pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share. Inchcape pays an annual dividend of GBX 36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Pendragon pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Inchcape pays out 57.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Inchcape is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend PDG or INCH?

Inchcape has a consensus target price of GBX 1,007, indicating a potential upside of 50.52%. Given Inchcape's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Inchcape is more favorable than Pendragon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pendragon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Inchcape	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PDG or INCH?

Inchcape has higher revenue and earnings than Pendragon. Pendragon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inchcape, 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
Pendragon	£3.86B	0.00	£46M	£0.03	N/A
Inchcape	£10.05B	0.26	£245.92M	£62.59	10.69

Does the media refer more to PDG or INCH?

In the previous week, Inchcape had 2 more articles in the media than Pendragon. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Inchcape and 0 mentions for Pendragon. Inchcape's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Pendragon's score of 0.00 indicating that Inchcape is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pendragon	Neutral
Inchcape	Positive

Summary

Inchcape beats Pendragon on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.