LIKE vs. UPGS, VCP, HEAD, ULTP, CFX, CHH, 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), Ultimate Products (ULTP), Colefax Group (CFX), Churchill China (CHH), 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
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 125.0% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
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.
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, 17.1% of Likewise Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Likewise Group had 5 more articles in the media than UP Global Sourcing. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Likewise Group and 0 mentions for UP Global Sourcing. Likewise Group's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat UP Global Sourcing's score of 0.00 indicating that Likewise Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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 beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Likewise Group has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
UP Global Sourcing beats Likewise Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:LIKE) was last updated on 9/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
