G. Willi-Food International (WILC) Competitors

G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC) and Ituran Location and Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and dividends.

Is WILC or ITRN more profitable?

Ituran Location and Control has a net margin of 16.35% compared to G. Willi-Food International's net margin of 16.07%. Ituran Location and Control's return on equity of 28.24% beat G. Willi-Food International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
G. Willi-Food International	16.07%	15.70%	13.84%
Ituran Location and Control	16.35%	28.24%	16.47%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WILC or ITRN?

9.5% of G. Willi-Food International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Ituran Location and Control shares are held by institutional investors. 79.1% of G. Willi-Food International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Ituran Location and Control shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, WILC or ITRN?

G. Willi-Food International has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ituran Location and Control has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend WILC or ITRN?

Ituran Location and Control has a consensus price target of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.50%. Given Ituran Location and Control's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ituran Location and Control is more favorable than G. Willi-Food International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
G. Willi-Food International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Ituran Location and Control	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is WILC or ITRN a better dividend stock?

G. Willi-Food International pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Ituran Location and Control pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. G. Willi-Food International pays out 53.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ituran Location and Control pays out 71.7% 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. G. Willi-Food International has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Ituran Location and Control has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Ituran Location and Control is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WILC or ITRN?

Ituran Location and Control has higher revenue and earnings than G. Willi-Food International. G. Willi-Food International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ituran Location and Control, 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
G. Willi-Food International	$157.88M	1.82	$19.28M	$1.87	11.07
Ituran Location and Control	$336.26M	2.01	$53.65M	$2.79	12.15

Does the media prefer WILC or ITRN?

In the previous week, Ituran Location and Control had 2 more articles in the media than G. Willi-Food International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ituran Location and Control and 2 mentions for G. Willi-Food International. G. Willi-Food International's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Ituran Location and Control's score of 0.84 indicating that G. Willi-Food International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
G. Willi-Food International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ituran Location and Control	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Ituran Location and Control beats G. Willi-Food International on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.