PMP vs. HEAD, LIKE, CFX, ULTP, CHH, SDG, JLH, HWDN, DFS, and UPGS
Should you be buying Portmeirion Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Portmeirion Group include Headlam Group (HEAD), Likewise Group (LIKE), Colefax Group (CFX), Ultimate Products (ULTP), Churchill China (CHH), Sanderson Design Group (SDG), John Lewis of Hungerford (JLH), Howden Joinery Group (HWDN), DFS Furniture (DFS), and UP Global Sourcing (UPGS). These companies are all part of the "furnishings, fixtures & appliances" industry.
Portmeirion Group vs. Its Competitors
Portmeirion Group (LON:PMP) and Headlam Group (LON:HEAD) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.
Headlam Group has a net margin of -1.98% compared to Portmeirion Group's net margin of -11.53%. Headlam Group's return on equity of -5.80% beat Portmeirion Group's return on equity.
Portmeirion Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Headlam Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Portmeirion Group pays out -5.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Headlam Group pays out -65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Headlam Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
25.8% of Portmeirion Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.7% of Headlam Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.4% of Portmeirion Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Headlam Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Portmeirion Group has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Headlam Group has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Portmeirion Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Headlam Group'saverage media sentiment score.
Portmeirion Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Headlam Group. Headlam Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Portmeirion Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Headlam Group beats Portmeirion Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:PMP) was last updated on 8/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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