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Inchcape (INCH) Competitors

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GBX 652.50 +2.50 (+0.38%)
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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

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

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 5.5%. 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.

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
Pendragon1.19% 15.86% 4.17%
Inchcape 2.45%17.60%6.35%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pendragon£3.86B0.00£46M£0.03N/A
Inchcape£10.05B0.25£245.92M£62.5910.42

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

Inchcape has a consensus target price of GBX 1,007, indicating a potential upside of 54.33%. Given Inchcape's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

In the previous week, Inchcape had 13 more articles in the media than Pendragon. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Inchcape and 0 mentions for Pendragon. Inchcape's average media sentiment score of 0.70 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

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

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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INCH vs. The Competition

MetricInchcapeAuto & Truck Dealerships IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£2.56B£666.65M£3.46B£3.07B
Dividend Yield5.43%3.08%3.55%5.03%
P/E Ratio10.4210.1568.98168.18
Price / Sales0.25275.8770.31318,219.69
Price / Cash4.699.5031.1627.96
Price / Book1.791.733.664.51
Net Income£245.92M£41.67M£264.31M£5.90B
7 Day Performance-4.88%0.80%0.27%1.15%
1 Month Performance-15.38%1.79%-0.62%3.60%
1 Year Performance-17.14%23.61%36.89%57.44%

Inchcape Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
INCH
Inchcape
3.9792 of 5 stars
GBX 652.50
+0.4%
GBX 1,007
+54.3%
-19.9%£2.56B£10.05B10.4218,000Insider Trade
PDG
Pendragon
N/AN/AN/AN/A£618.57M£3.86B1,185.005,334
LOOK
Lookers
N/AN/AN/AN/A£503.22M£4.48B811.2538
PINE
Pinewood Technologies Group
2.6555 of 5 stars
GBX 517
+0.6%
GBX 590
+14.1%
+59.6%£430.31M£26.97M9.455,334
MMH
Marshall Motor
N/AN/AN/AN/A£322.87M£2.59B6.383,691
VTU
Vertu Motors
N/AGBX 60.43
-0.8%
N/A-10.5%£195.75M£4.64B10.517,300News Coverage
Gap Down
MOTR
Motorpoint Group
N/AGBX 184.72
+0.9%
N/A+31.8%£156.23M£1.02B-19.73693
CAMB
Cambria Automobiles
N/AN/AN/AN/A£82.50M£475.68M7.571,014
CFYN
Caffyns
N/AGBX 455
-4.2%
N/A-0.5%£12.41M£260.92M-10.35455Gap Down
SKG
Smurfit Kappa Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£9.55B£11.27B1,474.1947,000High Trading Volume
SMDS
DS Smith
2.9513 of 5 stars
N/AGBX 515
+∞
N/A£8.06B£6.83B20.9029,519High Trading Volume

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This page (LON:INCH) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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