PMP vs. HEAD, VCP, ULTP, CHH, LIKE, CFX, SDG, JLH, HWDN, and DFS
Should you be buying Portmeirion Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Portmeirion Group include Headlam Group (HEAD), Victoria (VCP), Ultimate Products (ULTP), Churchill China (CHH), Likewise Group (LIKE), Colefax Group (CFX), Sanderson Design Group (SDG), John Lewis of Hungerford (JLH), Howden Joinery Group (HWDN), and DFS Furniture (DFS). These companies are all part of the "furnishings, fixtures & appliances" industry.
Portmeirion Group vs.
Headlam Group (LON:HEAD) and Portmeirion Group (LON:PMP) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.
Headlam Group received 30 more outperform votes than Portmeirion Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.26% of users gave Portmeirion Group an outperform vote while only 59.64% of users gave Headlam Group an outperform vote.
Headlam Group has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Portmeirion Group has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Portmeirion Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
74.7% of Headlam Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.8% of Portmeirion Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Headlam Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.4% of Portmeirion Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Headlam Group's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Portmeirion Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Headlam Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Headlam Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Portmeirion Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Headlam Group pays out -65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Portmeirion Group pays out -5.0% 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.
Summary
Headlam Group beats Portmeirion Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:PMP) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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