Do analysts prefer WRKS or IGR?

IG Design Group has a consensus target price of GBX 150, suggesting a potential upside of 82.93%. Given IG Design Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IG Design Group is more favorable than TheWorks.co.uk. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TheWorks.co.uk 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 IG Design Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, WRKS or IGR?

IG Design Group has higher revenue and earnings than TheWorks.co.uk. IG Design Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TheWorks.co.uk, 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 TheWorks.co.uk £276.68M 0.14 £6.51M £14.30 4.62 IG Design Group £709.36M 0.11 £29.18M -£262.40 N/A

Do analysts prefer WRKS or MRK?

Marks Electrical Group has a consensus price target of GBX 52.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.00%. Given Marks Electrical Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Marks Electrical Group is more favorable than TheWorks.co.uk. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TheWorks.co.uk 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Marks Electrical Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50

Do analysts prefer ANG or WRKS?

Angling Direct currently has a consensus price target of GBX 78, indicating a potential upside of 57.89%. Given Angling Direct's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Angling Direct is more favorable than TheWorks.co.uk. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Angling Direct 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 TheWorks.co.uk 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ANG or WRKS?

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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Angling Direct £103.90M 0.34 £1.64M £2.78 17.77 TheWorks.co.uk £276.68M 0.14 £6.51M £14.30 4.62

TheWorks.co.uk (WRKS) Competitors

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WRKS vs. STU, SCS, IGR, MRK, and ANG

Should you buy TheWorks.co.uk stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares TheWorks.co.uk with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with TheWorks.co.uk include Studio Retail Group (STU), ScS Group (SCS), IG Design Group (IGR), Marks Electrical Group (MRK), and Angling Direct (ANG). These companies are all part of the "specialty retail" industry.

How does TheWorks.co.uk compare to Studio Retail Group?

TheWorks.co.uk (LON:WRKS) and Studio Retail Group (LON:STU) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

In the previous week, TheWorks.co.uk's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Studio Retail Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TheWorks.co.uk	Neutral
Studio Retail Group	Neutral

TheWorks.co.uk has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Studio Retail Group. Studio Retail Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TheWorks.co.uk, 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
TheWorks.co.uk	£276.68M	0.14	£6.51M	£14.30	4.62
Studio Retail Group	£586.13M	0.00	N/A	£28.30	N/A

22.1% of TheWorks.co.uk shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of TheWorks.co.uk shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

TheWorks.co.uk has a net margin of 3.24% compared to Studio Retail Group's net margin of 0.00%. TheWorks.co.uk's return on equity of 63.25% beat Studio Retail Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TheWorks.co.uk	3.24%	63.25%	4.93%
Studio Retail Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

TheWorks.co.uk beats Studio Retail Group on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does TheWorks.co.uk compare to ScS Group?

ScS Group (LON:SCS) and TheWorks.co.uk (LON:WRKS) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

TheWorks.co.uk has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ScS Group. ScS Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TheWorks.co.uk, 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
ScS Group	£325.86M	0.00	£4.45M	£0.12	N/A
TheWorks.co.uk	£276.68M	0.14	£6.51M	£14.30	4.62

TheWorks.co.uk has a net margin of 3.24% compared to ScS Group's net margin of 1.37%. TheWorks.co.uk's return on equity of 63.25% beat ScS Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ScS Group	1.37%	9.30%	2.77%
TheWorks.co.uk	3.24%	63.25%	4.93%

74.1% of ScS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.1% of TheWorks.co.uk shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of ScS Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of TheWorks.co.uk 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.

ScS Group has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, TheWorks.co.uk has a beta of 0.317, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, ScS Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled TheWorks.co.uk'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ScS Group	Neutral
TheWorks.co.uk	Neutral

Summary

TheWorks.co.uk beats ScS Group on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does TheWorks.co.uk compare to IG Design Group?

TheWorks.co.uk (LON:WRKS) and IG Design Group (LON:IGR) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

In the previous week, IG Design Group had 1 more articles in the media than TheWorks.co.uk. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for IG Design Group and 0 mentions for TheWorks.co.uk. TheWorks.co.uk's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled IG Design Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TheWorks.co.uk	Neutral
IG Design Group	Neutral

TheWorks.co.uk has a beta of 0.317, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IG Design Group has a beta of 0.752, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

22.1% of TheWorks.co.uk shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.4% of IG Design Group shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of TheWorks.co.uk shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of IG Design Group shares are held 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.

IG Design Group has a consensus target price of GBX 150, suggesting a potential upside of 82.93%. Given IG Design Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IG Design Group is more favorable than TheWorks.co.uk.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TheWorks.co.uk	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
IG Design Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

IG Design Group has higher revenue and earnings than TheWorks.co.uk. IG Design Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TheWorks.co.uk, 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
TheWorks.co.uk	£276.68M	0.14	£6.51M	£14.30	4.62
IG Design Group	£709.36M	0.11	£29.18M	-£262.40	N/A

TheWorks.co.uk has a net margin of 3.24% compared to IG Design Group's net margin of -23.57%. TheWorks.co.uk's return on equity of 63.25% beat IG Design Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TheWorks.co.uk	3.24%	63.25%	4.93%
IG Design Group	-23.57%	-56.70%	2.85%

Summary

TheWorks.co.uk beats IG Design Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does TheWorks.co.uk compare to Marks Electrical Group?

TheWorks.co.uk (LON:WRKS) and Marks Electrical Group (LON:MRK) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and risk.

Marks Electrical Group has a consensus price target of GBX 52.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.00%. Given Marks Electrical Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Marks Electrical Group is more favorable than TheWorks.co.uk.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TheWorks.co.uk	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Marks Electrical Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

TheWorks.co.uk has a beta of 0.317, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marks Electrical Group has a beta of 0.673, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

TheWorks.co.uk has higher revenue and earnings than Marks Electrical Group. Marks Electrical Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TheWorks.co.uk, 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
TheWorks.co.uk	£276.68M	0.14	£6.51M	£14.30	4.62
Marks Electrical Group	£111.35M	0.47	£426.93K	-£1.03	N/A

TheWorks.co.uk has a net margin of 3.24% compared to Marks Electrical Group's net margin of -0.97%. TheWorks.co.uk's return on equity of 63.25% beat Marks Electrical Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TheWorks.co.uk	3.24%	63.25%	4.93%
Marks Electrical Group	-0.97%	-10.09%	0.91%

In the previous week, TheWorks.co.uk's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Marks Electrical Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TheWorks.co.uk	Neutral
Marks Electrical Group	Neutral

22.1% of TheWorks.co.uk shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Marks Electrical Group shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of TheWorks.co.uk shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 75.2% of Marks Electrical Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

TheWorks.co.uk beats Marks Electrical Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does TheWorks.co.uk compare to Angling Direct?

Angling Direct (LON:ANG) and TheWorks.co.uk (LON:WRKS) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and media sentiment.

TheWorks.co.uk has a net margin of 3.24% compared to Angling Direct's net margin of 1.99%. TheWorks.co.uk's return on equity of 63.25% beat Angling Direct's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Angling Direct	1.99%	5.06%	1.80%
TheWorks.co.uk	3.24%	63.25%	4.93%

In the previous week, Angling Direct's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled TheWorks.co.uk'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Angling Direct	Neutral
TheWorks.co.uk	Neutral

21.6% of Angling Direct shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.1% of TheWorks.co.uk shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.5% of Angling Direct shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of TheWorks.co.uk shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Angling Direct has a beta of 0.647, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, TheWorks.co.uk has a beta of 0.317, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

Angling Direct currently has a consensus price target of GBX 78, indicating a potential upside of 57.89%. Given Angling Direct's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Angling Direct is more favorable than TheWorks.co.uk.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Angling Direct	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
TheWorks.co.uk	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Angling Direct	£103.90M	0.34	£1.64M	£2.78	17.77
TheWorks.co.uk	£276.68M	0.14	£6.51M	£14.30	4.62

Summary

Angling Direct and TheWorks.co.uk tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WRKS vs. The Competition

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Metric	TheWorks.co.uk	Specialty Retail Industry	Cyclical Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£39.19M	£4.37B	£3.93B	£2.74B
Dividend Yield	6.08%	4.30%	3.47%	6.16%
P/E Ratio	4.62	16.35	78.18	366.44
Price / Sales	0.14	26.35	307.48	87,084.52
Price / Cash	1.38	14.60	30.80	27.85
Price / Book	4.09	10.57	3.25	7.61
Net Income	£6.51M	£141.85M	£249.12M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	5.10%	-0.95%	-0.99%	-0.95%
1 Month Performance	46.34%	0.21%	0.42%	1.56%
1 Year Performance	54.21%	-6.64%	0.30%	72.41%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
WRKS TheWorks.co.uk	N/A	GBX 66 +1.5%	N/A	+51.9%	£39.19M	£276.68M	4.62	3,968
STU Studio Retail Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£100.07M	£586.13M	4.06	1,610
SCS ScS Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£91.53M	£325.86M	2,250.00	11,800
IGR IG Design Group	2.2579 of 5 stars	GBX 84.50 +10.5%	GBX 150 +77.5%	-8.0%	£80.54M	£709.36M	N/A	3,092
MRK Marks Electrical Group	0.5727 of 5 stars	GBX 48.56 -0.9%	GBX 52.50 +8.1%	-18.0%	£50.63M	£111.35M	N/A	200	Gap Down

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TheWorks.co.uk (WRKS) Competitors

WRKS vs. STU, SCS, IGR, MRK, and ANG

How does TheWorks.co.uk compare to Studio Retail Group?

Does the media favor WRKS or STU?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, WRKS or STU?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WRKS or STU?

Is WRKS or STU more profitable?

Summary

How does TheWorks.co.uk compare to ScS Group?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SCS or WRKS?

Is SCS or WRKS more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SCS or WRKS?

Which has more risk and volatility, SCS or WRKS?

Does the media refer more to SCS or WRKS?

Summary

How does TheWorks.co.uk compare to IG Design Group?

Does the media favor WRKS or IGR?

Which has more volatility & risk, WRKS or IGR?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WRKS or IGR?

Do analysts prefer WRKS or IGR?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, WRKS or IGR?

Is WRKS or IGR more profitable?

Summary

How does TheWorks.co.uk compare to Marks Electrical Group?

Do analysts prefer WRKS or MRK?

Which has more risk and volatility, WRKS or MRK?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WRKS or MRK?

Is WRKS or MRK more profitable?

Does the media refer more to WRKS or MRK?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WRKS or MRK?

Summary

How does TheWorks.co.uk compare to Angling Direct?

Is ANG or WRKS more profitable?

Does the media prefer ANG or WRKS?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ANG or WRKS?

Which has more risk & volatility, ANG or WRKS?

Do analysts prefer ANG or WRKS?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ANG or WRKS?

Summary

Media Sentiment Over Time

WRKS vs. The Competition

TheWorks.co.uk Competitors List

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