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INCH vs. PDG, LOOK, PINE, MMH, and VTU

Should you buy Inchcape stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Inchcape with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Inchcape include Pendragon (PDG), Lookers (LOOK), Pinewood Technologies Group (PINE), Marshall Motor (MMH), and Vertu Motors (VTU). These companies are all part of the "auto & truck dealerships" industry.

How does Inchcape compare to Pendragon?

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

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
Inchcape£9.10B0.30£245.92M£71.6010.99
Pendragon£3.86B0.00£46M£0.03N/A

In the previous week, Inchcape had 1 more articles in the media than Pendragon. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Inchcape and 0 mentions for Pendragon. Inchcape's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Pendragon'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Inchcape Neutral
Pendragon Neutral

Inchcape has a net margin of 2.99% compared to Pendragon's net margin of 1.19%. Inchcape's return on equity of 23.83% beat Pendragon's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Inchcape2.99% 23.83% 6.35%
Pendragon 1.19%15.86%4.17%

Inchcape presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,060, indicating a potential upside of 34.69%. Given Inchcape's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Inchcape is more favorable than Pendragon.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Inchcape
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Pendragon
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

64.5% of Inchcape shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of Pendragon shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of Inchcape shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.1% of Pendragon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Inchcape pays an annual dividend of GBX 26.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Pendragon pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share. Inchcape pays out 37.3% 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 has a beta of 0.974, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pendragon has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its share price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Inchcape beats Pendragon on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Inchcape compare to Lookers?

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

Inchcape presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,060, suggesting a potential upside of 34.69%. Given Inchcape's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Inchcape is more favorable than Lookers.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Inchcape
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Lookers
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Inchcape has higher revenue and earnings than Lookers. Lookers 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
Inchcape£9.10B0.30£245.92M£71.6010.99
Lookers£4.48B0.00£63.90M£0.16N/A

64.5% of Inchcape shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Lookers shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of Inchcape shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Lookers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Inchcape had 1 more articles in the media than Lookers. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Inchcape and 0 mentions for Lookers. Lookers' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Inchcape's score of 0.00 indicating that Lookers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Inchcape Neutral
Lookers Positive

Inchcape has a beta of 0.974, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lookers has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market.

Inchcape pays an annual dividend of GBX 26.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Lookers pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share. Inchcape pays out 37.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lookers pays out 1,875.0% 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 has a net margin of 2.99% compared to Lookers' net margin of 1.43%. Inchcape's return on equity of 23.83% beat Lookers' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Inchcape2.99% 23.83% 6.35%
Lookers 1.43%14.90%3.91%

Summary

Inchcape beats Lookers on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Inchcape compare to Pinewood Technologies Group?

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

64.5% of Inchcape shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.4% of Pinewood Technologies Group shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of Inchcape shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.5% of Pinewood Technologies Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Inchcape has higher revenue and earnings than Pinewood Technologies Group. Pinewood Technologies Group 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
Inchcape£9.10B0.30£245.92M£71.6010.99
Pinewood Technologies Group£40.50M8.68£45.24M£48.006.36

In the previous week, Inchcape had 1 more articles in the media than Pinewood Technologies Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Inchcape and 0 mentions for Pinewood Technologies Group. Inchcape's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Pinewood Technologies Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Inchcape Neutral
Pinewood Technologies Group Neutral

Pinewood Technologies Group has a net margin of 124.20% compared to Inchcape's net margin of 2.99%. Pinewood Technologies Group's return on equity of 35.39% beat Inchcape's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Inchcape2.99% 23.83% 6.35%
Pinewood Technologies Group 124.20%35.39%4.17%

Inchcape presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,060, suggesting a potential upside of 34.69%. Pinewood Technologies Group has a consensus target price of GBX 585, suggesting a potential upside of 91.49%. Given Pinewood Technologies Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pinewood Technologies Group is more favorable than Inchcape.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Inchcape
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Pinewood Technologies Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Inchcape has a beta of 0.974, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pinewood Technologies Group has a beta of 0.571, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Inchcape beats Pinewood Technologies Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Inchcape compare to Marshall Motor?

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

Inchcape has a net margin of 2.99% compared to Marshall Motor's net margin of 0.00%. Inchcape's return on equity of 23.83% beat Marshall Motor's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Marshall MotorN/A N/A N/A
Inchcape 2.99%23.83%6.35%

64.5% of Inchcape shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of Inchcape shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Inchcape had 1 more articles in the media than Marshall Motor. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Inchcape and 0 mentions for Marshall Motor. Marshall Motor's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Inchcape'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Marshall Motor Neutral
Inchcape Neutral

Inchcape has a consensus target price of GBX 1,060, indicating a potential upside of 34.69%. Given Inchcape's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Inchcape is more favorable than Marshall Motor.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Marshall Motor
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Inchcape
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

Inchcape has higher revenue and earnings than Marshall Motor. Marshall Motor 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
Marshall Motor£2.59B0.00N/A£62.20N/A
Inchcape£9.10B0.30£245.92M£71.6010.99

Summary

Inchcape beats Marshall Motor on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Inchcape compare to Vertu Motors?

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

In the previous week, Inchcape had 1 more articles in the media than Vertu Motors. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Inchcape and 0 mentions for Vertu Motors. Vertu Motors' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Inchcape'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Vertu Motors Neutral
Inchcape Neutral

Vertu Motors presently has a consensus price target of GBX 76, indicating a potential upside of 1.06%. Inchcape has a consensus price target of GBX 1,060, indicating a potential upside of 34.69%. Given Inchcape's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Inchcape is more favorable than Vertu Motors.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Vertu Motors
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Inchcape
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

Inchcape has a net margin of 2.99% compared to Vertu Motors' net margin of 0.30%. Inchcape's return on equity of 23.83% beat Vertu Motors' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Vertu Motors0.30% 4.05% 5.13%
Inchcape 2.99%23.83%6.35%

Vertu Motors has a beta of 0.798, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Inchcape has a beta of 0.974, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

21.6% of Vertu Motors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.5% of Inchcape shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Vertu Motors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of Inchcape shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Inchcape has higher revenue and earnings than Vertu Motors. Inchcape is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vertu Motors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vertu Motors£4.83B0.05£18.65M£4.2917.53
Inchcape£9.10B0.30£245.92M£71.6010.99

Vertu Motors pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Inchcape pays an annual dividend of GBX 26.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Vertu Motors pays out 47.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Inchcape pays out 37.3% 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. Inchcape is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Inchcape beats Vertu Motors on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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INCH vs. The Competition

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MetricInchcapeAuto & Truck Dealerships IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£2.75B£660.11M£3.94B£2.77B
Dividend Yield4.16%2.70%3.48%6.12%
P/E Ratio10.9910.8177.18368.54
Price / Sales0.30151.83341.2584,767.26
Price / Cash4.699.5030.8327.87
Price / Book2.161.453.577.79
Net Income£245.92M£41.67M£249.12M£5.89B
7 Day Performance2.54%0.15%0.84%1.25%
1 Month Performance-4.42%3.63%6.00%-0.18%
1 Year Performance3.21%-13.08%4.18%63.06%

Inchcape Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
INCH
Inchcape
3.5275 of 5 stars		GBX 787
-0.7%		GBX 1,060
+34.7%		+0.8%£2.75B£9.10B10.9918,000
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
2.6184 of 5 stars		GBX 289.92
-1.6%		GBX 585
+101.8%		-40.7%£333.68M£40.50M6.045,334
MMH
Marshall Motor
N/AN/AN/AN/A£322.87M£2.59B6.383,691

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