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LIKE vs. ABBY, DFS, TEF, CRST, and GLE

Should you buy Likewise Group stock or one of its competitors? Likewise Group's main competitors and comparable companies include Abbey (ABBY), DFS Furniture (DFS), Telford Homes (TEF), Crest Nicholson (CRST), and MJ Gleeson (GLE). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "household durables" industry.

How does Likewise Group compare to Abbey?

Likewise Group (LON:LIKE) and Abbey (LON:ABBY) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Likewise Group£163.10M0.75£978.91K£0.3498.53
Abbey£192.13M0.00N/A£125.10N/A

5.2% of Likewise Group shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Likewise 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.

Likewise Group has a net margin of 0.54% compared to Abbey's net margin of 0.00%. Likewise Group's return on equity of 2.10% beat Abbey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Likewise Group0.54% 2.10% 1.18%
Abbey N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Abbey had 12 more articles in the media than Likewise Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Abbey and 0 mentions for Likewise Group. Abbey's average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat Likewise Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Abbey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Likewise Group Neutral
Abbey Neutral

Summary

Likewise Group beats Abbey on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Likewise Group compare to DFS Furniture?

Likewise Group (LON:LIKE) and DFS Furniture (LON:DFS) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

DFS Furniture has a consensus price target of GBX 208.33, suggesting a potential upside of 46.71%. Given DFS Furniture's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DFS Furniture is more favorable than Likewise Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Likewise Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
DFS Furniture
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

5.2% of Likewise Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of DFS Furniture shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Likewise Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 38.9% of DFS Furniture shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Likewise Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled DFS Furniture'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Likewise Group Neutral
DFS Furniture Neutral

Likewise Group has a beta of 1.082, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DFS Furniture has a beta of 1.458, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the broader market.

Likewise Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DFS Furniture. DFS Furniture is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Likewise Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Likewise Group£163.10M0.75£978.91K£0.3498.53
DFS Furniture£1.07B0.31-£4.30M£15.009.47

DFS Furniture has a net margin of 3.27% compared to Likewise Group's net margin of 0.54%. DFS Furniture's return on equity of 13.23% beat Likewise Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Likewise Group0.54% 2.10% 1.18%
DFS Furniture 3.27%13.23%3.00%

Summary

DFS Furniture beats Likewise Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Likewise Group compare to Telford Homes?

Likewise Group (LON:LIKE) and Telford Homes (LON:TEF) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and earnings.

5.2% of Likewise Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Likewise Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Likewise Group has a net margin of 0.54% compared to Telford Homes' net margin of 0.00%. Likewise Group's return on equity of 2.10% beat Telford Homes' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Likewise Group0.54% 2.10% 1.18%
Telford Homes N/A N/A N/A

Likewise Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Telford Homes pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share. Likewise Group pays out 114.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Telford Homes pays out 0.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Likewise Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Telford Homes. Telford Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Likewise Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Likewise Group£163.10M0.75£978.91K£0.3498.53
Telford Homes£336.12M0.00N/A£44.50N/A

In the previous week, Likewise Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Telford Homes'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Likewise Group Neutral
Telford Homes Neutral

Summary

Likewise Group beats Telford Homes on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Likewise Group compare to Crest Nicholson?

Likewise Group (LON:LIKE) and Crest Nicholson (LON:CRST) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Likewise Group has a beta of 1.082, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Crest Nicholson has a beta of 1.321, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Crest Nicholson had 6 more articles in the media than Likewise Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Crest Nicholson and 0 mentions for Likewise Group. Crest Nicholson's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Likewise Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Crest Nicholson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Likewise Group Neutral
Crest Nicholson Positive

Likewise Group has a net margin of 0.54% compared to Crest Nicholson's net margin of -5.44%. Likewise Group's return on equity of 2.10% beat Crest Nicholson's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Likewise Group0.54% 2.10% 1.18%
Crest Nicholson -5.44%-4.32%0.16%

5.2% of Likewise Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Crest Nicholson shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Likewise Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Crest Nicholson shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Likewise Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Crest Nicholson. Crest Nicholson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Likewise Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Likewise Group£163.10M0.75£978.91K£0.3498.53
Crest Nicholson£558.90M0.27-£26.61M£8.406.96

Likewise Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Crest Nicholson pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Likewise Group pays out 114.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Crest Nicholson pays out 36.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crest Nicholson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Crest Nicholson has a consensus price target of GBX 102.86, indicating a potential upside of 75.82%. Given Crest Nicholson's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Crest Nicholson is more favorable than Likewise Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Likewise Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Crest Nicholson
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

Summary

Crest Nicholson beats Likewise Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Likewise Group compare to MJ Gleeson?

Likewise Group (LON:LIKE) and MJ Gleeson (LON:GLE) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings.

Likewise Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. MJ Gleeson pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Likewise Group pays out 114.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MJ Gleeson pays out 44.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MJ Gleeson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, MJ Gleeson had 18 more articles in the media than Likewise Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for MJ Gleeson and 0 mentions for Likewise Group. MJ Gleeson's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Likewise Group's score of 0.00 indicating that MJ Gleeson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Likewise Group Neutral
MJ Gleeson Neutral

MJ Gleeson has a consensus price target of GBX 255, indicating a potential upside of 0.39%. Given MJ Gleeson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MJ Gleeson is more favorable than Likewise Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Likewise Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
MJ Gleeson
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Likewise Group£163.10M0.75£978.91K£0.3498.53
MJ Gleeson£381.06M0.39£20.04M£24.5310.35

5.2% of Likewise Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.3% of MJ Gleeson shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Likewise Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of MJ Gleeson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

MJ Gleeson has a net margin of 3.76% compared to Likewise Group's net margin of 0.54%. MJ Gleeson's return on equity of 4.67% beat Likewise Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Likewise Group0.54% 2.10% 1.18%
MJ Gleeson 3.76%4.67%4.73%

Likewise Group has a beta of 1.082, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MJ Gleeson has a beta of 0.624, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

MJ Gleeson beats Likewise Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LIKE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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LIKE vs. The Competition

MetricLikewise GroupHousehold Durables IndustryConsumer Discretionary SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£122.35M£5.24B£12.46B£2.87B
Dividend Yield1.22%3.52%58.24%6.26%
P/E Ratio98.5312.6644.40366.48
Price / Sales0.7564.1293.7390,140.91
Price / Cash5.089.1228.5527.89
Price / Book2.092.754.036.38
Net Income£978.91K£270.86M£445.74M£5.89B
7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.85%-1.14%-0.08%
1 Month Performance14.53%-3.10%-4.77%-0.41%
1 Year Performance20.89%-7.83%-7.11%20.30%

Likewise Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LIKE
Likewise Group
N/AGBX 33.50
+1.5%
N/A+17.8%£122.35M£163.10M98.53455
ABBY
Abbey
N/AN/AN/AN/A£334.03M£192.13M12.79228
DFS
DFS Furniture
3.2013 of 5 stars
GBX 134
-2.9%
GBX 208.33
+55.5%
-5.0%£310.23M£1.07B8.9320,200
TEF
Telford Homes
N/AN/AN/AN/A£265.88M£336.12M7.85104,200
CRST
Crest Nicholson
4.8929 of 5 stars
GBX 57.70
flat
GBX 102.86
+78.3%
-62.7%£148.15M£558.90M6.87778

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This page (LON:LIKE) was last updated on 9/16/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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