UP Global Sourcing (LON:UPGS) and TheWorks.co.uk (LON:WRKS) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Dividends
UP Global Sourcing pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. TheWorks.co.uk pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. UP Global Sourcing pays out 0.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TheWorks.co.uk pays out -0.1% 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. TheWorks.co.uk is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares UP Global Sourcing and TheWorks.co.uk's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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UP Global Sourcing | £115.68 million | 1.12 | N/A | GBX 8.30 | 19.04 |
TheWorks.co.uk | £217.56 million | 0.16 | N/A | GBX (23.30) | -2.33 |
TheWorks.co.uk is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UP Global Sourcing, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for UP Global Sourcing and TheWorks.co.uk, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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UP Global Sourcing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
TheWorks.co.uk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
TheWorks.co.uk has a consensus target price of GBX 50, indicating a potential downside of 7.73%. Given TheWorks.co.uk's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TheWorks.co.uk is more favorable than UP Global Sourcing.
Profitability
This table compares UP Global Sourcing and TheWorks.co.uk's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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UP Global Sourcing | N/A | N/A | N/A |
TheWorks.co.uk | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
TheWorks.co.uk beats UP Global Sourcing on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.