Wilmington (WIL) Competitors GBX 360 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/22/2025 11:48 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock WIL vs. WEY, OBOR, MLVN, GFHG, CODE, ASIA, BAKK, FEVR, DCG, and GNCShould 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), Malvern International (MLVN), Grand Fortune High Grade (GFHG), Northcoders Group (CODE), Asia Strategic (ASIA), Bakkavor Group (BAKK), Fevertree Drinks (FEVR), Dairy Crest Group (DCG), and Greencore Group (GNC). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector. Wilmington vs. Wey Education Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) Malvern International Grand Fortune High Grade Northcoders Group Asia Strategic Bakkavor Group Fevertree Drinks Dairy Crest Group Greencore Group Wilmington (LON:WIL) and Wey Education (LON:WEY) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and dividends. Is WIL or WEY 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 Wilmington18.89% 18.71% 7.72% Wey Education N/A N/A N/A Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WIL or WEY? 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 RatioWilmington£98.26M3.28£18.57M£20.8617.26Wey Education£8.36M0.00N/A£0.60N/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor WIL or WEY? Wilmington received 367 more outperform votes than Wey Education when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.68% of users gave Wilmington an outperform vote while only 66.17% of users gave Wey Education an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWilmingtonOutperform Votes45579.68% Underperform Votes11620.32% Wey EducationOutperform Votes8866.17% Underperform Votes4533.83% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WIL or WEY? 80.2% of Wilmington shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Wilmington shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer WIL or WEY? In the previous week, Wilmington had 31 more articles in the media than Wey Education. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Wilmington and 0 mentions for Wey Education. Wilmington's average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat Wey Education's score of 0.00 indicating that Wilmington is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Wilmington Neutral Wey Education Neutral SummaryWilmington beats Wey Education on 11 of the 12 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. Email Address Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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£322.21M£54.72M£6.95B£2.62BDividend Yield3.05%2.89%3.16%5.05%P/E Ratio17.261.2912.07129.34Price / Sales3.2861.5484.32221,585.85Price / Cash13.107.39147.7728.03Price / Book2.802.812.993.79Net Income£18.57M£3.69M£1.01B£5.88B7 Day Performance2.27%2.64%1.38%0.30%1 Month Performance1.41%1.99%19.09%21.29%1 Year Performance-6.25%2.08%63.49%129.43% Wilmington Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WILWilmingtonN/AGBX 360flatN/A-5.0%£322.21M£98.26M17.261,000Trending 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 VolumeMLVNMalvern InternationalN/AGBX 20-2.4%N/A+5.5%£4.89M£13.54M-19.95153Positive NewsGap DownGFHGGrand Fortune High GradeN/AN/AN/AN/A£4.40M£26.00-8.75N/ACODENorthcoders GroupN/AGBX 46.26-1.6%N/A-64.0%£3.71M£7.93M-5.78128ASIAAsia StrategicN/AN/AN/AN/A£128,000.00£27.03M-2.252,231Gap DownBAKKBakkavor Group1.746 of 5 starsGBX 188.60+0.7%GBX 165-12.5%+54.2%£1.10B£2.26B17.1718,000High Trading VolumeFEVRFevertree Drinks2.0167 of 5 starsGBX 856+0.1%GBX 1,658.33+93.7%-24.5%£1.09B£394.92M45.57375DCGDairy Crest GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£958.60M£461.60M22.081,100GNCGreencore Group0.5519 of 5 starsGBX 188.60-0.2%GBX 130-31.1%+28.4%£820.85M£1.72B17.0613,602Dividend Cut Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Wey Education Alternatives Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) Alternatives Malvern International Alternatives Grand Fortune High Grade Alternatives Northcoders Group Alternatives Asia Strategic Alternatives Bakkavor Group Alternatives Fevertree Drinks Alternatives Dairy Crest Group Alternatives Greencore Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:WIL) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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