Does the media favor CCT or XPF?

In the previous week, The Character Group had 2 more articles in the media than XP Factory. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for The Character Group and 1 mentions for XP Factory. XP Factory's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat The Character Group's score of 0.37 indicating that XP Factory is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment The Character Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral XP Factory 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TND or XPF?

XP Factory has higher revenue and earnings than Tandem Group. XP Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tandem Group, 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 Tandem Group £26.91M 0.37 -£886.00K £23.60 7.54 XP Factory £58.65M 0.50 -£356.10K -£2.58 N/A

Is TND or XPF more profitable?

Tandem Group has a net margin of 4.82% compared to XP Factory's net margin of -7.69%. Tandem Group's return on equity of 4.97% beat XP Factory's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tandem Group 4.82% 4.97% -0.71% XP Factory -7.69% -21.48% 1.47%

Does the media prefer TND or XPF?

In the previous week, Tandem Group had 3 more articles in the media than XP Factory. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Tandem Group and 1 mentions for XP Factory. Tandem Group's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat XP Factory's score of 0.75 indicating that Tandem Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tandem Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive XP Factory 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

XP Factory (XPF) Competitors

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XPF vs. CCT, ESC, GOAL, TND, and PIER

Should you buy XP Factory stock or one of its competitors? XP Factory's main competitors and comparable companies include The Character Group (CCT), Escape Hunt (ESC), Goals Soccer Centres (GOAL), Tandem Group (TND), and The Brighton Pier Group (PIER). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "leisure products" industry.

How does XP Factory compare to The Character Group?

The Character Group (LON:CCT) and XP Factory (LON:XPF) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

The Character Group has a net margin of -1.82% compared to XP Factory's net margin of -7.69%. The Character Group's return on equity of -5.25% beat XP Factory's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Character Group	-1.82%	-5.25%	7.61%
XP Factory	-7.69%	-21.48%	1.47%

1.1% of The Character Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of XP Factory shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.0% of The Character Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of XP Factory shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

The Character Group has higher revenue and earnings than XP Factory. The Character Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XP Factory, 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
The Character Group	£95.73M	0.58	£5.22M	-£8.90	N/A
XP Factory	£58.65M	0.50	-£356.10K	-£2.58	N/A

In the previous week, The Character Group had 2 more articles in the media than XP Factory. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for The Character Group and 1 mentions for XP Factory. XP Factory's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat The Character Group's score of 0.37 indicating that XP Factory is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Character Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
XP Factory	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

The Character Group has a beta of 0.203, indicating that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, XP Factory has a beta of 0.877, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

The Character Group beats XP Factory on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does XP Factory compare to Escape Hunt?

Escape Hunt (LON:ESC) and XP Factory (LON:XPF) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Escape Hunt has higher earnings, but lower revenue than XP Factory. XP Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Escape Hunt, 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
Escape Hunt	£2.53M	0.00	N/A	-£7.10	N/A
XP Factory	£58.65M	0.50	-£356.10K	-£2.58	N/A

In the previous week, XP Factory had 1 more articles in the media than Escape Hunt. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for XP Factory and 0 mentions for Escape Hunt. XP Factory's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Escape Hunt's score of 0.00 indicating that XP Factory is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Escape Hunt	Neutral
XP Factory	Positive

13.5% of XP Factory shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of XP Factory shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Escape Hunt has a net margin of 0.00% compared to XP Factory's net margin of -7.69%. Escape Hunt's return on equity of 0.00% beat XP Factory's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Escape Hunt	N/A	N/A	N/A
XP Factory	-7.69%	-21.48%	1.47%

Summary

XP Factory beats Escape Hunt on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does XP Factory compare to Goals Soccer Centres?

Goals Soccer Centres (LON:GOAL) and XP Factory (LON:XPF) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Goals Soccer Centres has higher earnings, but lower revenue than XP Factory. XP Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Goals Soccer Centres, 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
Goals Soccer Centres	£31.85M	0.00	N/A	£4.90	N/A
XP Factory	£58.65M	0.50	-£356.10K	-£2.58	N/A

In the previous week, XP Factory had 1 more articles in the media than Goals Soccer Centres. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for XP Factory and 0 mentions for Goals Soccer Centres. XP Factory's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Goals Soccer Centres' score of 0.00 indicating that XP Factory is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Goals Soccer Centres	Neutral
XP Factory	Positive

13.5% of XP Factory shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of XP Factory 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.

Goals Soccer Centres has a net margin of 0.00% compared to XP Factory's net margin of -7.69%. Goals Soccer Centres' return on equity of 0.00% beat XP Factory's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goals Soccer Centres	N/A	N/A	N/A
XP Factory	-7.69%	-21.48%	1.47%

Summary

XP Factory beats Goals Soccer Centres on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does XP Factory compare to Tandem Group?

Tandem Group (LON:TND) and XP Factory (LON:XPF) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

XP Factory has higher revenue and earnings than Tandem Group. XP Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tandem Group, 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
Tandem Group	£26.91M	0.37	-£886.00K	£23.60	7.54
XP Factory	£58.65M	0.50	-£356.10K	-£2.58	N/A

Tandem Group has a net margin of 4.82% compared to XP Factory's net margin of -7.69%. Tandem Group's return on equity of 4.97% beat XP Factory's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tandem Group	4.82%	4.97%	-0.71%
XP Factory	-7.69%	-21.48%	1.47%

8.6% of Tandem Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of XP Factory shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.4% of Tandem Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of XP Factory shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Tandem Group had 3 more articles in the media than XP Factory. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Tandem Group and 1 mentions for XP Factory. Tandem Group's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat XP Factory's score of 0.75 indicating that Tandem Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tandem Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
XP Factory	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Tandem Group has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, XP Factory has a beta of 0.877, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Tandem Group beats XP Factory on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does XP Factory compare to The Brighton Pier Group?

XP Factory (LON:XPF) and The Brighton Pier Group (LON:PIER) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

13.5% of XP Factory shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.3% of The Brighton Pier Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of XP Factory shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 63.2% of The Brighton Pier Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

XP Factory has a net margin of -7.69% compared to The Brighton Pier Group's net margin of -21.68%. XP Factory's return on equity of -21.48% beat The Brighton Pier Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XP Factory	-7.69%	-21.48%	1.47%
The Brighton Pier Group	-21.68%	-34.59%	0.24%

XP Factory has higher revenue and earnings than The Brighton Pier Group. XP Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Brighton Pier Group, 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
XP Factory	£58.65M	0.50	-£356.10K	-£2.58	N/A
The Brighton Pier Group	£32.47M	0.00	-£3.79M	-£10.16	N/A

In the previous week, XP Factory had 1 more articles in the media than The Brighton Pier Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for XP Factory and 0 mentions for The Brighton Pier Group. XP Factory's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat The Brighton Pier Group's score of 0.00 indicating that XP Factory is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
XP Factory	Positive
The Brighton Pier Group	Neutral

XP Factory has a beta of 0.877, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Brighton Pier Group has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

XP Factory beats The Brighton Pier Group on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This 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.

XPF vs. The Competition

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Metric	XP Factory	Leisure Products Industry	Consumer Discretionary Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£29.16M	£3.00B	£12.43B	£2.77B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.61%	70.37%	6.21%
P/E Ratio	-6.43	577.38	44.88	366.94
Price / Sales	0.50	37.43	85.49	88,666.76
Price / Cash	6.12	18.25	31.54	27.89
Price / Book	1.10	3.38	3.96	6.80
Net Income	-£356.10K	£80.91M	£444.34M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-9.04%	-1.69%	-0.38%	-0.62%
1 Month Performance	-11.23%	-4.22%	-4.21%	-1.47%
1 Year Performance	22.96%	-6.13%	-6.62%	22.21%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
XPF XP Factory	N/A	GBX 16.60 -6.5%	N/A	+33.0%	£29.16M	£58.65M	N/A	716	News Coverage Gap Down
CCT The Character Group	N/A	GBX 313 -2.5%	N/A	+14.1%	£54.29M	£95.73M	N/A	1,540	News Coverage
ESC Escape Hunt	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£45.26M	£2.53M	N/A	146	Gap Up
GOAL Goals Soccer Centres	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£20.46M	£31.85M	5.55	691
TND Tandem Group	N/A	GBX 180 +1.4%	N/A	-7.9%	£9.93M	£26.15M	11.69	73	Positive News

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XP Factory (XPF) Competitors

XPF vs. CCT, ESC, GOAL, TND, and PIER

How does XP Factory compare to The Character Group?

Is CCT or XPF more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CCT or XPF?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CCT or XPF?

Does the media favor CCT or XPF?

Which has more volatility & risk, CCT or XPF?

Summary

How does XP Factory compare to Escape Hunt?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ESC or XPF?

Does the media favor ESC or XPF?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ESC or XPF?

Is ESC or XPF more profitable?

Summary

How does XP Factory compare to Goals Soccer Centres?

Which has better valuation & earnings, GOAL or XPF?

Does the media prefer GOAL or XPF?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GOAL or XPF?

Is GOAL or XPF more profitable?

Summary

How does XP Factory compare to Tandem Group?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TND or XPF?

Is TND or XPF more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TND or XPF?

Does the media prefer TND or XPF?

Which has more risk and volatility, TND or XPF?

Summary

How does XP Factory compare to The Brighton Pier Group?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of XPF or PIER?

Is XPF or PIER more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, XPF or PIER?

Does the media prefer XPF or PIER?

Which has more volatility and risk, XPF or PIER?

Summary

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Media Sentiment Over Time

XPF vs. The Competition

XP Factory Competitors List

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