WRKS vs. ANG, MMAG, PROC, SCHO, MTC, PODP, PIER, RBN, CMO, and MEX
Should you be buying TheWorks.co.uk stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TheWorks.co.uk include Angling Direct (ANG), musicMagpie (MMAG), ProCook Group (PROC), Scholium Group (SCHO), Mothercare (MTC), Pod Point Group (PODP), The Brighton Pier Group (PIER), Robinson (RBN), CMO Group (CMO), and Tortilla Mexican Grill (MEX). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Angling Direct (LON:ANG) and TheWorks.co.uk (LON:WRKS) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings and community ranking.
Angling Direct has a net margin of 1.25% compared to Angling Direct's net margin of -0.17%. TheWorks.co.uk's return on equity of 2.59% beat Angling Direct's return on equity.
Angling Direct has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TheWorks.co.uk has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
66.9% of Angling Direct shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.3% of TheWorks.co.uk shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.4% of Angling Direct shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.1% of TheWorks.co.uk shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, TheWorks.co.uk had 26 more articles in the media than Angling Direct. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for TheWorks.co.uk and 9 mentions for Angling Direct. Angling Direct's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat TheWorks.co.uk's score of -0.12 indicating that TheWorks.co.uk is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
TheWorks.co.uk has higher revenue and earnings than Angling Direct. TheWorks.co.uk is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Angling Direct, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
TheWorks.co.uk received 3 more outperform votes than Angling Direct when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.68% of users gave TheWorks.co.uk an outperform vote while only 64.10% of users gave Angling Direct an outperform vote.
Summary
TheWorks.co.uk beats Angling Direct on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get TheWorks.co.uk News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WRKS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WRKS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip ChartThis 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
TheWorks.co.uk Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools