KGF vs. WIX, VIC, TPT, CMO, IHG, NXT, SKG, BDEV, MKS, and JD
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), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), NEXT (NXT), Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Marks and Spencer Group (MKS), and JD Sports Fashion (JD). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Kingfisher (LON:KGF) and Wickes Group (LON:WIX) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.
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.
Kingfisher received 846 more outperform votes than Wickes Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Wickes Group an outperform vote while only 56.64% of users gave Kingfisher an outperform vote.
Kingfisher currently has a consensus target price of GBX 263.75, indicating a potential downside of 4.09%. Wickes Group has a consensus target price of GBX 180, indicating a potential upside of 9.76%. Given Wickes Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Wickes Group is more favorable than Kingfisher.
Kingfisher pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Wickes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Kingfisher pays out 6,666.7% 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 pays out 9,166.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
79.0% of Kingfisher shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.1% of Wickes Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Kingfisher shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Wickes Group shares are held 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.
In the previous week, Kingfisher had 1 more articles in the media than Wickes Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Kingfisher and 0 mentions for Wickes Group. Kingfisher's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Wickes Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Kingfisher is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Kingfisher has a net margin of 2.66% compared to Wickes Group's net margin of 1.92%. Wickes Group's return on equity of 18.19% beat Kingfisher's return on equity.
Kingfisher has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wickes Group has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Kingfisher beats Wickes Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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