WOSG vs. THG, DOCS, DAL, CURY, TIFS, CVSG, CRN, JDW, AO, and PPH
Should you be buying Watches of Switzerland Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Watches of Switzerland Group include THG (THG), Dr. Martens (DOCS), Dalata Hotel Group (DAL), Currys (CURY), TI Fluid Systems (TIFS), CVS Group (CVSG), Cairn Homes (CRN), J D Wetherspoon (JDW), AO World (AO), and PPHE Hotel Group (PPH). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Watches of Switzerland Group (LON:WOSG) and THG (LON:THG) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
Watches of Switzerland Group has a net margin of 6.77% compared to THG's net margin of -12.14%. Watches of Switzerland Group's return on equity of 22.14% beat THG's return on equity.
67.4% of Watches of Switzerland Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.2% of THG shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Watches of Switzerland Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.4% of THG shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Watches of Switzerland Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than THG. THG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Watches of Switzerland Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Watches of Switzerland Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 481.67, indicating a potential upside of 39.17%. THG has a consensus target price of GBX 71.17, indicating a potential upside of 5.90%. Given Watches of Switzerland Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Watches of Switzerland Group is more favorable than THG.
Watches of Switzerland Group received 8 more outperform votes than THG when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 85.11% of users gave Watches of Switzerland Group an outperform vote while only 60.38% of users gave THG an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Watches of Switzerland Group had 1 more articles in the media than THG. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Watches of Switzerland Group and 3 mentions for THG. THG's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Watches of Switzerland Group's score of -0.21 indicating that THG is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Watches of Switzerland Group has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, THG has a beta of 2.41, suggesting that its share price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Watches of Switzerland Group beats THG on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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