JHD vs. FAN, TPK, GEN, TYMN, NXR, SRAD, SUR, ECEL, ALU, and KGP
Should you be buying James Halstead stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of James Halstead include Volution Group (FAN), Travis Perkins (TPK), Genuit Group (GEN), Tyman (TYMN), Norcros (NXR), Stelrad Group (SRAD), Sureserve Group (SUR), Eurocell (ECEL), The Alumasc Group (ALU), and Kingspan Group (KGP). These companies are all part of the "building products & equipment" industry.
James Halstead vs. Its Competitors
James Halstead (LON:JHD) and Volution Group (LON:FAN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.
James Halstead has a net margin of 15.10% compared to Volution Group's net margin of 12.31%. James Halstead's return on equity of 23.72% beat Volution Group's return on equity.
13.6% of James Halstead shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of Volution Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.1% of James Halstead shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Volution Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volution Group has higher revenue and earnings than James Halstead. James Halstead is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Volution Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Volution Group had 2 more articles in the media than James Halstead. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Volution Group and 1 mentions for James Halstead. James Halstead's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Volution Group's score of 0.00 indicating that James Halstead is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Volution Group has a consensus price target of GBX 720, indicating a potential upside of 10.09%. Given Volution Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Volution Group is more favorable than James Halstead.
James Halstead pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Volution Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. James Halstead pays out 90.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Volution Group pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
James Halstead has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Volution Group has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Volution Group beats James Halstead on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:JHD) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
