Hilton Food Group (LON:HFG) and Naked Wines (LON:WINE) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Hilton Food Group and Naked Wines' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Hilton Food Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Naked Wines | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Hilton Food Group and Naked Wines, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Hilton Food Group | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
Naked Wines | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Hilton Food Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,185, suggesting a potential upside of 8.32%. Naked Wines has a consensus target price of GBX 487.50, suggesting a potential downside of 32.18%. Given Hilton Food Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Hilton Food Group is more favorable than Naked Wines.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Hilton Food Group and Naked Wines' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Hilton Food Group | £2.17 billion | 0.41 | N/A | GBX 45 | 24.31 |
Naked Wines | £272.55 million | 1.93 | N/A | GBX 8.90 | 80.76 |
Hilton Food Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Naked Wines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Hilton Food Group beats Naked Wines on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.