Kingfisher (KGF) 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, KGF or WIX?

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.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, KGF or WIX?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kingfisher	£12.84B	0.41	£329.55M	£0.11	2,885.35
Wickes Group	£1.58B	0.31	£29.25M	£0.10	2,289.47

Is KGF or WIX more profitable?

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
Kingfisher	2.68%	5.23%	3.55%
Wickes Group	2.01%	19.39%	3.77%

Is KGF or WIX a better dividend stock?

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.

Do analysts recommend KGF or WIX?

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

Does the media prefer KGF or WIX?

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in KGF or WIX?

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.