PMP vs. LIKE, CFX, SDG, CHH, MTC, PODP, SOS, G4M, VARE, and ADF
Should you be buying Portmeirion Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Portmeirion Group include Likewise Group (LIKE), Colefax Group (CFX), Sanderson Design Group (SDG), Churchill China (CHH), Mothercare (MTC), Pod Point Group (PODP), Sosandar (SOS), Gear4music (G4M), Various Eateries (VARE), and Facilities by ADF (ADF). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Portmeirion Group (LON:PMP) and Likewise Group (LON:LIKE) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and dividends.
Portmeirion Group has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Likewise Group has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
27.9% of Portmeirion Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Likewise Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.1% of Portmeirion Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.4% of Likewise Group shares are owned 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.
Portmeirion Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Likewise Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Portmeirion Group pays out 4,705.9% 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 -20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Portmeirion Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Likewise Group. Likewise 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.
In the previous week, Portmeirion Group had 2 more articles in the media than Likewise Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Portmeirion Group and 0 mentions for Likewise Group. Portmeirion Group's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Likewise Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Portmeirion Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Portmeirion Group received 137 more outperform votes than Likewise Group when rated by MarketBeat users.
Portmeirion Group has a net margin of 4.25% compared to Likewise Group's net margin of -1.06%. Portmeirion Group's return on equity of 7.34% beat Likewise Group's return on equity.
Summary
Portmeirion Group beats Likewise Group on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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