INCH vs. PDG, LOOK, PINE, MMH, VTU, MOTR, CAMB, CFYN, SKG, and SMDS
Should you be buying Inchcape stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Inchcape include Pendragon (PDG), Lookers (LOOK), Pinewood Technologies Group (PINE), Marshall Motor (MMH), Vertu Motors (VTU), Motorpoint Group (MOTR), Cambria Automobiles (CAMB), Caffyns (CFYN), Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG), and DS Smith (SMDS). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Inchcape vs. Its Competitors
Inchcape (LON:INCH) and Pendragon (LON:PDG) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.
In the previous week, Inchcape had 5 more articles in the media than Pendragon. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Inchcape and 0 mentions for Pendragon. Pendragon's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Inchcape's score of -0.23 indicating that Pendragon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Inchcape has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pendragon has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Inchcape pays an annual dividend of GBX 36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Pendragon pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share. Inchcape pays out 57.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Inchcape presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,140.50, suggesting a potential upside of 45.56%. Given Inchcape's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Inchcape is more favorable than Pendragon.
60.3% of Inchcape shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of Pendragon shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.8% of Inchcape shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.1% of Pendragon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Summary
Inchcape beats Pendragon on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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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:INCH) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
