Trafalgar Property Group (TRAF) Competitors

Harworth Group (LON:HWG) and Trafalgar Property Group (LON:TRAF) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, HWG or TRAF?

Harworth Group has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trafalgar Property Group has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, HWG or TRAF?

Harworth Group has higher revenue and earnings than Trafalgar Property Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Harworth Group	£97.22M	5.93	£50.80M	£15.17	11.54
Trafalgar Property Group	£183.00	1,427.54	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is HWG or TRAF more profitable?

Harworth Group has a net margin of 52.25% compared to Trafalgar Property Group's net margin of 0.00%. Harworth Group's return on equity of 7.75% beat Trafalgar Property Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Harworth Group	52.25%	7.75%	-1.45%
Trafalgar Property Group	N/A	N/A	-21.70%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HWG or TRAF?

Harworth Group received 168 more outperform votes than Trafalgar Property Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 83.40% of users gave Harworth Group an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Trafalgar Property Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Harworth Group	Outperform Votes 216 83.40%	Underperform Votes 43 16.60%
Trafalgar Property Group	Outperform Votes 48 66.67%	Underperform Votes 24 33.33%

Does the media refer more to HWG or TRAF?

In the previous week, Harworth Group had 11 more articles in the media than Trafalgar Property Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Harworth Group and 0 mentions for Trafalgar Property Group. Harworth Group's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Trafalgar Property Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Harworth Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Harworth Group	Positive
Trafalgar Property Group	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HWG or TRAF?

35.7% of Harworth Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.4% of Harworth Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 47.2% of Trafalgar Property Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Harworth Group beats Trafalgar Property Group on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.