Culp (CULP) Competitors

Unifi (NYSE:UFI) and Culp (NYSE:CULP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, UFI or CULP?

Unifi has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Culp has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in UFI or CULP?

67.7% of Unifi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Culp shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.9% of Unifi shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Culp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor UFI or CULP?

In the previous week, Culp had 6 more articles in the media than Unifi. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Culp and 6 mentions for Unifi. Unifi's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Culp's score of 0.24 indicating that Unifi is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Unifi	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Culp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, UFI or CULP?

Culp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Unifi. Culp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unifi, 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
Unifi	$590.26M	0.16	-$47.40M	-$2.18	-2.32
Culp	$213.99M	0.24	-$13.82M	-$1.75	-2.34

Is UFI or CULP more profitable?

Unifi has a net margin of -5.62% compared to Culp's net margin of -9.43%. Unifi's return on equity of -14.49% beat Culp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unifi	-5.62%	-14.49%	-8.09%
Culp	-9.43%	-22.50%	-12.25%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer UFI or CULP?

Culp received 29 more outperform votes than Unifi when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.31% of users gave Unifi an outperform vote while only 47.56% of users gave Culp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Unifi	Outperform Votes 205 62.31%	Underperform Votes 124 37.69%
Culp	Outperform Votes 234 47.56%	Underperform Votes 258 52.44%

Summary

Culp beats Unifi on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.