ULTP vs. UPGS, HEAD, VCP, CHH, LIKE, CFX, SDG, PMP, JLH, and HWDN
Should you be buying Ultimate Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ultimate Products include UP Global Sourcing (UPGS), Headlam Group (HEAD), Victoria (VCP), Churchill China (CHH), Likewise Group (LIKE), Colefax Group (CFX), Sanderson Design Group (SDG), Portmeirion Group (PMP), John Lewis of Hungerford (JLH), and Howden Joinery Group (HWDN). These companies are all part of the "furnishings, fixtures & appliances" industry.
Ultimate Products vs. Its Competitors
Ultimate Products (LON:ULTP) and UP Global Sourcing (LON:UPGS) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.
34.5% of Ultimate Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.6% of UP Global Sourcing shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.6% of Ultimate Products shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 52.5% of UP Global Sourcing shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Ultimate Products currently has a consensus price target of GBX 156, suggesting a potential upside of 198.85%. Given Ultimate Products' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ultimate Products is more favorable than UP Global Sourcing.
In the previous week, Ultimate Products had 3 more articles in the media than UP Global Sourcing. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ultimate Products and 0 mentions for UP Global Sourcing. Ultimate Products' average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat UP Global Sourcing's score of 0.00 indicating that Ultimate Products is being referred to more favorably in the media.
UP Global Sourcing has higher revenue and earnings than Ultimate Products. UP Global Sourcing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ultimate Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ultimate Products has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UP Global Sourcing has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.
UP Global Sourcing has a net margin of 7.71% compared to Ultimate Products' net margin of 6.77%. UP Global Sourcing's return on equity of 29.55% beat Ultimate Products' return on equity.
Ultimate Products pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.4%. UP Global Sourcing pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share. Ultimate Products pays out 57.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UP Global Sourcing pays out 5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ultimate Products is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Ultimate Products beats UP Global Sourcing on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:ULTP) was last updated on 6/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
