SPR vs. WJG, GLE, MOTR, IGR, CHH, ULTP, SHOE, GMR, HEAD, and DPP
Should you be buying Springfield Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Springfield Properties include Watkin Jones (WJG), MJ Gleeson (GLE), Motorpoint Group (MOTR), IG Design Group (IGR), Churchill China (CHH), Ultimate Products (ULTP), Shoe Zone (SHOE), Gaming Realms (GMR), Headlam Group (HEAD), and DP Poland (DPP). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Springfield Properties (LON:SPR) and Watkin Jones (LON:WJG) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
Springfield Properties has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Watkin Jones has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Watkin Jones received 279 more outperform votes than Springfield Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.18% of users gave Watkin Jones an outperform vote while only 37.84% of users gave Springfield Properties an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Springfield Properties had 3 more articles in the media than Watkin Jones. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Springfield Properties and 0 mentions for Watkin Jones. Watkin Jones' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Springfield Properties' score of -0.42 indicating that Watkin Jones is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Springfield Properties has a net margin of 2.82% compared to Watkin Jones' net margin of -7.88%. Springfield Properties' return on equity of 5.59% beat Watkin Jones' return on equity.
13.1% of Springfield Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.1% of Watkin Jones shares are held by institutional investors. 46.1% of Springfield Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of Watkin Jones shares are held 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.
Watkin Jones has a consensus target price of GBX 140, suggesting a potential upside of 232.86%. Given Watkin Jones' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Watkin Jones is more favorable than Springfield Properties.
Springfield Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Watkin Jones. Watkin Jones is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Springfield Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Springfield Properties pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Watkin Jones pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.3%. Springfield Properties pays out 8,571.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Watkin Jones pays out -4,615.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Watkin Jones is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Springfield Properties beats Watkin Jones on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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