Focusrite (TUNE) Competitors

Hollywood Bowl Group (LON:BOWL) and Focusrite (LON:TUNE) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has more risk & volatility, BOWL or TUNE?

Hollywood Bowl Group has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Focusrite has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BOWL or TUNE?

62.5% of Hollywood Bowl Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.9% of Focusrite shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Hollywood Bowl Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.2% of Focusrite 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BOWL or TUNE?

Hollywood Bowl Group has higher revenue and earnings than Focusrite. Hollywood Bowl Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Focusrite, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hollywood Bowl Group	£240.46M	1.76	£35.41M	£0.17	1,525.68
Focusrite	£162.55M	0.76	£11.73M	£0.03	6,176.47

Is BOWL or TUNE more profitable?

Hollywood Bowl Group has a net margin of 15.73% compared to Focusrite's net margin of 6.99%. Hollywood Bowl Group's return on equity of 23.23% beat Focusrite's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hollywood Bowl Group	15.73%	23.23%	10.35%
Focusrite	6.99%	10.09%	5.84%

Is BOWL or TUNE a better dividend stock?

Hollywood Bowl Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Focusrite pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Hollywood Bowl Group pays out 72.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Focusrite pays out 194.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hollywood Bowl Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend BOWL or TUNE?

Hollywood Bowl Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 54.46%. Focusrite has a consensus price target of GBX 355, suggesting a potential upside of 69.05%. Given Focusrite's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Focusrite is more favorable than Hollywood Bowl Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hollywood Bowl Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Focusrite	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor BOWL or TUNE?

In the previous week, Hollywood Bowl Group had 4 more articles in the media than Focusrite. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hollywood Bowl Group and 4 mentions for Focusrite. Focusrite's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Hollywood Bowl Group's score of 0.10 indicating that Focusrite is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hollywood Bowl Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Focusrite	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Hollywood Bowl Group beats Focusrite on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.