Wilmington (WIL) Competitors GBX 339 +5.00 (+1.50%) As of 11:45 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock WIL vs. WEY, OBOR, GFHG, MLVN, CODE, ASIA, FEVR, GNC, DCG, and BAGShould you be buying Wilmington stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wilmington include Wey Education (WEY), Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) (OBOR), Grand Fortune High Grade (GFHG), Malvern International (MLVN), Northcoders Group (CODE), Asia Strategic (ASIA), Fevertree Drinks (FEVR), Greencore Group (GNC), Dairy Crest Group (DCG), and A.G. BARR (BAG). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector. Wilmington vs. Its Competitors Wey Education Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) Grand Fortune High Grade Malvern International Northcoders Group Asia Strategic Fevertree Drinks Greencore Group Dairy Crest Group A.G. BARR Wey Education (LON:WEY) and Wilmington (LON:WIL) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to WEY or WIL? In the previous week, Wilmington had 44 more articles in the media than Wey Education. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Wilmington and 0 mentions for Wey Education. Wilmington's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Wey Education's score of 0.00 indicating that Wilmington is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Wey Education Neutral Wilmington Neutral Is WEY or WIL more profitable? Wilmington has a net margin of 18.89% compared to Wey Education's net margin of 0.00%. Wilmington's return on equity of 18.71% beat Wey Education's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wey EducationN/A N/A N/A Wilmington 18.89%18.71%7.72% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WEY or WIL? 54.3% of Wilmington shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Wilmington shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings & valuation, WEY or WIL? Wilmington has higher revenue and earnings than Wey Education. Wey Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wilmington, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWey Education£8.36M0.00N/A£0.60N/AWilmington£101.49M2.99£18.57M£0.132,675.61 Do analysts prefer WEY or WIL? Wilmington has a consensus price target of GBX 455, suggesting a potential upside of 34.22%. Given Wilmington's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Wilmington is more favorable than Wey Education.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Wey Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Wilmington 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryWilmington beats Wey Education on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Wilmington News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WIL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WIL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWilmingtonEducation & Training Services IndustryDefensive SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£303.60M£45.34M£7.33B£2.61BDividend Yield3.51%3.04%3.22%5.29%P/E Ratio2,675.61622.461,100.414,431.92Price / Sales2.9959.661,011,604.3099,742.78Price / Cash13.106.17144.7427.90Price / Book2.631.648.958.66Net Income£18.57M£3.33M£1.01B£5.89B7 Day Performance4.31%1.53%-0.75%0.31%1 Month Performance-2.31%2.73%-2.53%5.78%1 Year Performance-15.80%5.52%179.67%164.09% Wilmington Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WILWilmington2.7433 of 5 starsGBX 339+1.5%GBX 455+34.2%-16.1%£303.60M£101.49M2,675.611,000Trending NewsWEYWey EducationN/AN/AN/AN/A£66.08M£8.36M78.75200OBORStarcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£10.89MN/A-0.09N/AGap UpHigh Trading VolumeGFHGGrand Fortune High GradeN/AN/AN/AN/A£4.40M£26.00-8.75N/AMLVNMalvern InternationalN/AGBX 16-3.0%N/A+26.8%£3.91M£16.63M-2,711.86153Earnings ReportGap DownCODENorthcoders GroupN/AGBX 32.45+1.4%N/A-83.5%£2.60M£8.82M669.07128Earnings ReportASIAAsia StrategicN/AGBX 3-29.4%N/A-29.4%£91K£27.03M-1.592,231Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeFEVRFevertree Drinks1.9061 of 5 starsGBX 875.60-1.9%GBX 863.33-1.4%+4.1%£1.04B£339.90M4,199.52375Positive NewsGNCGreencore GroupN/AGBX 224.25-1.4%N/A+26.4%£992.19M£1.86B22.6113,602Dividend CutDCGDairy Crest GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£958.60M£461.60M22.081,100BAGA.G. BARR2.4318 of 5 starsGBX 671-0.7%GBX 755+12.5%+8.7%£746.40M£420.40M1,893.881,030Earnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Wey Education Alternatives Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) Alternatives Grand Fortune High Grade Alternatives Malvern International Alternatives Northcoders Group Alternatives Asia Strategic Alternatives Fevertree Drinks Alternatives Greencore Group Alternatives Dairy Crest Group Alternatives A.G. 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