Culp (CULP) Competitors

Culp (NYSE:CULP) and Unifi (NYSE:UFI) 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 valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, CULP or UFI?

Culp has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Unifi has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CULP or UFI 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
Culp	-9.43%	-22.50%	-12.25%
Unifi	-5.62%	-14.49%	-8.09%

Does the media prefer CULP or UFI?

In the previous week, Unifi had 7 more articles in the media than Culp. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Unifi and 8 mentions for Culp. Culp's average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat Unifi's score of 0.03 indicating that Culp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Culp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Unifi	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CULP or UFI?

Culp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Unifi. Unifi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Culp, 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
Culp	$213.99M	0.23	-$13.82M	-$1.75	-2.23
Unifi	$592.70M	0.16	-$47.40M	-$2.18	-2.30

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CULP or UFI?

Culp received 29 more outperform votes than Unifi when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.50% of users gave Unifi an outperform vote while only 47.76% of users gave Culp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Culp	Outperform Votes 234 47.76%	Underperform Votes 256 52.24%
Unifi	Outperform Votes 205 62.50%	Underperform Votes 123 37.50%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CULP or UFI?

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

Summary

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