LIKE vs. UPGS, VCP, HEAD, CHH, CFX, ULTP, SDG, PMP, JLH, and HWDN
Should you be buying Likewise Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Likewise Group include UP Global Sourcing (UPGS), Victoria (VCP), Headlam Group (HEAD), Churchill China (CHH), Colefax Group (CFX), Ultimate Products (ULTP), Sanderson Design Group (SDG), Portmeirion Group (PMP), John Lewis of Hungerford (JLH), and Howden Joinery Group (HWDN). These companies are all part of the "furnishings, fixtures & appliances" industry.
Likewise Group vs. Its Competitors
UP Global Sourcing (LON:UPGS) and Likewise Group (LON:LIKE) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.
UP Global Sourcing has higher revenue and earnings than Likewise Group. UP Global Sourcing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Likewise Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
UP Global Sourcing has a net margin of 7.71% compared to Likewise Group's net margin of 0.70%. UP Global Sourcing's return on equity of 29.55% beat Likewise Group's return on equity.
UP Global Sourcing has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Likewise Group has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
32.6% of UP Global Sourcing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.8% of Likewise Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.5% of UP Global Sourcing shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.5% of Likewise Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
UP Global Sourcing pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share. Likewise Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. UP Global Sourcing pays out 5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Likewise Group pays out 0.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Likewise Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, UP Global Sourcing's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Likewise Group'saverage media sentiment score.
Summary
UP Global Sourcing beats Likewise Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:LIKE) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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