TPT vs. VIC, CMO, KGF, WIX, TEG, MER, DPEU, DTY, TEF, and GYM
Should you be buying Topps Tiles stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Topps Tiles include Victorian Plumbing Group (VIC), CMO Group (CMO), Kingfisher (KGF), Wickes Group (WIX), Ten Entertainment Group (TEG), Mears Group (MER), DP Eurasia (DPEU), Dignity (DTY), Telford Homes (TEF), and The Gym Group (GYM). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Topps Tiles vs. Its Competitors
Topps Tiles (LON:TPT) and Victorian Plumbing Group (LON:VIC) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Victorian Plumbing Group had 1 more articles in the media than Topps Tiles. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Victorian Plumbing Group and 1 mentions for Topps Tiles. Topps Tiles' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Victorian Plumbing Group's score of 0.20 indicating that Topps Tiles is being referred to more favorably in the media.
48.5% of Topps Tiles shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.5% of Topps Tiles shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.3% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Topps Tiles currently has a consensus price target of GBX 42, indicating a potential upside of 16.67%. Victorian Plumbing Group has a consensus price target of GBX 114.75, indicating a potential upside of 96.49%. Given Victorian Plumbing Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Victorian Plumbing Group is more favorable than Topps Tiles.
Victorian Plumbing Group has higher revenue and earnings than Topps Tiles. Topps Tiles is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Victorian Plumbing Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Topps Tiles pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Victorian Plumbing Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Topps Tiles pays out -48.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Victorian Plumbing Group pays out 76.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Topps Tiles is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Topps Tiles has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victorian Plumbing Group has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Victorian Plumbing Group has a net margin of 1.86% compared to Topps Tiles' net margin of 0.21%. Victorian Plumbing Group's return on equity of 10.60% beat Topps Tiles' return on equity.
Summary
Victorian Plumbing Group beats Topps Tiles on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:TPT) was last updated on 9/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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