TPT vs. VIC, CMO, KGF, WIX, DTY, MER, TEF, GYM, EVOK, and MARS
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), Dignity (DTY), Mears Group (MER), Telford Homes (TEF), The Gym Group (GYM), Evoke (EVOK), and Marston's (MARS). 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 better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Topps Tiles presently has a consensus target price of GBX 42, suggesting a potential upside of 22.09%. Victorian Plumbing Group has a consensus target price of GBX 114.75, suggesting a potential upside of 81.57%. 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.
In the previous week, Topps Tiles had 1 more articles in the media than Victorian Plumbing Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Topps Tiles and 0 mentions for Victorian Plumbing Group. Topps Tiles' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Victorian Plumbing Group'saverage media sentiment score.
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.
Topps Tiles has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victorian Plumbing Group has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
48.5% of Topps Tiles shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of Topps Tiles shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.3% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Victorian Plumbing Group beats Topps Tiles on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:TPT) was last updated on 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
