James Halstead (JHD) Competitors

James Halstead (LON:JHD) and Travis Perkins (LON:TPK) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has more risk and volatility, JHD or TPK?

James Halstead has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Travis Perkins has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JHD or TPK?

1.1% of James Halstead shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of Travis Perkins shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of James Halstead shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Travis Perkins shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is JHD or TPK more profitable?

James Halstead has a net margin of 15.10% compared to Travis Perkins' net margin of -0.37%. James Halstead's return on equity of 23.72% beat Travis Perkins' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
James Halstead	15.10%	23.72%	13.68%
Travis Perkins	-0.37%	-0.85%	1.42%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, JHD or TPK?

James Halstead has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Travis Perkins. Travis Perkins is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Halstead, 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
James Halstead	£261.97M	2.36	£41.67M	£0.10	1,474.23
Travis Perkins	£4.56B	0.29	-£17.46M	-£0.26	-2,346.59

Does the media favor JHD or TPK?

In the previous week, James Halstead had 2 more articles in the media than Travis Perkins. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for James Halstead and 2 mentions for Travis Perkins. Travis Perkins' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat James Halstead's score of 0.51 indicating that Travis Perkins is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
James Halstead	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Travis Perkins	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is JHD or TPK a better dividend stock?

James Halstead pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Travis Perkins pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. James Halstead pays out 90.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Travis Perkins pays out -54.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts recommend JHD or TPK?

Travis Perkins has a consensus price target of GBX 641.67, suggesting a potential upside of 3.58%. Given Travis Perkins' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Travis Perkins is more favorable than James Halstead.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
James Halstead	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Travis Perkins	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

James Halstead beats Travis Perkins on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.