Naked Wines (WINE) Competitors

Naked Wines (LON:WINE) and Stock Spirits Group (LON:STCK) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and profitability.

Does the media prefer WINE or STCK?

In the previous week, Stock Spirits Group had 7 more articles in the media than Naked Wines. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Stock Spirits Group and 1 mentions for Naked Wines. Naked Wines' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Stock Spirits Group's score of 0.35 indicating that Naked Wines is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Naked Wines	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Stock Spirits Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is WINE or STCK more profitable?

Stock Spirits Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Naked Wines' net margin of -8.92%. Stock Spirits Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Naked Wines' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Naked Wines	-8.92%	-26.49%	1.55%
Stock Spirits Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has better earnings and valuation, WINE or STCK?

Stock Spirits Group has higher revenue and earnings than Naked Wines. Naked Wines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stock Spirits Group, 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
Naked Wines	£320.61M	0.14	-£28.61M	-£0.39	-153.72
Stock Spirits Group	£334.80M	2.25	N/A	£13.80	27.32

Is WINE or STCK a better dividend stock?

Naked Wines pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. Stock Spirits Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Naked Wines pays out -1,794.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stock Spirits Group pays out 0.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Naked Wines is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WINE or STCK?

63.2% of Naked Wines shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.5% of Naked Wines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WINE or STCK?

Naked Wines received 24 more outperform votes than Stock Spirits Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.52% of users gave Naked Wines an outperform vote while only 71.83% of users gave Stock Spirits Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Naked Wines	Outperform Votes 409 72.52%	Underperform Votes 155 27.48%
Stock Spirits Group	Outperform Votes 385 71.83%	Underperform Votes 151 28.17%

Do analysts prefer WINE or STCK?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Naked Wines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Stock Spirits Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Naked Wines beats Stock Spirits Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.