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Kingfisher (KGF) Competitors

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GBX 302.96 -0.14 (-0.05%)
As of 10/17/2025 12:03 PM Eastern

KGF vs. WIX, VIC, TPT, CMO, NXT, IHG, SKG, MKS, SMDS, and BDEV

Should you be buying Kingfisher stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kingfisher include Wickes Group (WIX), Victorian Plumbing Group (VIC), Topps Tiles (TPT), CMO Group (CMO), NEXT (NXT), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG), Marks and Spencer Group (MKS), DS Smith (SMDS), and Barratt Developments (BDEV). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.

Kingfisher vs. Its Competitors

Kingfisher (LON:KGF) and Wickes Group (LON:WIX) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Kingfisher has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wickes Group has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kingfisher£12.84B0.41£329.55M£0.112,885.35
Wickes Group£1.58B0.31£29.25M£0.102,289.47

Kingfisher has a net margin of 2.68% compared to Wickes Group's net margin of 2.01%. Wickes Group's return on equity of 19.39% beat Kingfisher's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kingfisher2.68% 5.23% 3.55%
Wickes Group 2.01%19.39%3.77%

Kingfisher pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Wickes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Kingfisher pays out 118.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Wickes Group pays out 114.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Wickes Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Kingfisher currently has a consensus price target of GBX 296.40, suggesting a potential downside of 2.17%. Wickes Group has a consensus price target of GBX 223.75, suggesting a potential upside of 2.87%. Given Wickes Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wickes Group is more favorable than Kingfisher.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kingfisher
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67
Wickes Group
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

In the previous week, Kingfisher and Kingfisher both had 2 articles in the media. Kingfisher's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Wickes Group's score of 0.30 indicating that Kingfisher is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kingfisher
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Wickes Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

65.7% of Kingfisher shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of Wickes Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Kingfisher shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Wickes Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Kingfisher beats Wickes Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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KGF vs. The Competition

MetricKingfisherHome Improvement Retail IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£5.26B£1.49B£3.87B£2.55B
Dividend Yield4.15%3.43%3.55%5.32%
P/E Ratio2,885.35988.91615.084,346.20
Price / Sales0.4136.24228.1099,407.22
Price / Cash9.685.1131.1627.90
Price / Book0.854.503.558.11
Net Income£329.55M£105.72M£264.31M£5.89B
7 Day Performance2.25%0.11%-0.01%-0.65%
1 Month Performance22.05%1.61%-1.03%0.83%
1 Year Performance-3.33%-2.05%33.90%126.00%

Kingfisher Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KGF
Kingfisher
1.4077 of 5 stars
GBX 302.96
0.0%
GBX 296.40
-2.2%
-4.3%£5.26B£12.84B2,885.3574,525
WIX
Wickes Group
2.0947 of 5 stars
GBX 220.50
+0.7%
GBX 215
-2.5%
+30.7%£496.87M£1.58B2,321.055,930News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
VIC
Victorian Plumbing Group
2.7766 of 5 stars
GBX 75
-0.5%
GBX 109.83
+46.4%
-31.6%£245.66M£303.80M3,571.43636High Trading Volume
TPT
Topps Tiles
1.4878 of 5 stars
GBX 35.80
-2.7%
GBX 51.33
+43.4%
-18.0%£70.39M£271.88M-729.121,744News Coverage
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
CMO
CMO Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£3.56M£61.18M-1.45212
NXT
NEXT
1.803 of 5 stars
£126.35
+2.0%
£124.33
-1.6%
+24.3%£14.68B£6.40B1,915.2631,947
IHG
InterContinental Hotels Group
0.8618 of 5 stars
GBX 9,012.51
-1.1%
GBX 6,611.25
-26.6%
+3.6%£13.65B£5.12B1,909.0311,200Analyst Forecast
SKG
Smurfit Kappa Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£9.55B£11.27B1,474.1947,000High Trading Volume
MKS
Marks and Spencer Group
2.0373 of 5 stars
GBX 399.96
+0.8%
GBX 425
+6.3%
+2.9%£8.07B£13.82B2,856.8664,000News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
SMDS
DS Smith
2.9514 of 5 stars
N/AGBX 550
+∞
N/A£8.06B£6.83B20.9029,519High Trading Volume
BDEV
Barratt Developments
N/AN/AN/AN/A£6.94B£4.17B4,017.506,728

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This page (LON:KGF) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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