WJG vs. SPR, GLE, IGR, MOTR, GMR, CHH, SHOE, HEAD, TPT, and ULTP
Should you be buying Watkin Jones stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Watkin Jones include Springfield Properties (SPR), MJ Gleeson (GLE), IG Design Group (IGR), Motorpoint Group (MOTR), Gaming Realms (GMR), Churchill China (CHH), Shoe Zone (SHOE), Headlam Group (HEAD), Topps Tiles (TPT), and Ultimate Products (ULTP). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Watkin Jones (LON:WJG) and Springfield Properties (LON:SPR) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
Watkin Jones received 279 more outperform votes than Springfield Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.18% of users gave Watkin Jones an outperform vote while only 37.84% of users gave Springfield Properties an outperform vote.
56.1% of Watkin Jones shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.1% of Springfield Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of Watkin Jones shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 46.1% of Springfield Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Springfield Properties has a net margin of 2.82% compared to Watkin Jones' net margin of -7.88%. Springfield Properties' return on equity of 5.59% beat Watkin Jones' return on equity.
Springfield Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Watkin Jones. Watkin Jones is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Springfield Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Watkin Jones presently has a consensus target price of GBX 140, indicating a potential upside of 218.18%. Given Watkin Jones' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Watkin Jones is more favorable than Springfield Properties.
Watkin Jones has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Springfield Properties has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Springfield Properties had 22 more articles in the media than Watkin Jones. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Springfield Properties and 0 mentions for Watkin Jones. Watkin Jones' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Springfield Properties' score of -0.11 indicating that Watkin Jones is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Watkin Jones pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.8%. Springfield Properties pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Watkin Jones pays out -4,615.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Springfield Properties pays out 8,571.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Watkin Jones is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Springfield Properties beats Watkin Jones on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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