888 vs. RNK, GMR, CARD, YNGA, WIX, MER, HFD, ABDP, ASC, and BOO
Should you be buying 888 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of 888 include The Rank Group (RNK), Gaming Realms (GMR), Card Factory (CARD), Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (YNGA), Wickes Group (WIX), Mears Group (MER), Halfords Group (HFD), AB Dynamics (ABDP), ASOS (ASC), and boohoo group (BOO). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
888 (LON:888) and The Rank Group (LON:RNK) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
The Rank Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than 888. 888 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Rank Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, 888 had 2 more articles in the media than The Rank Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for 888 and 2 mentions for The Rank Group. 888's average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat The Rank Group's score of -0.04 indicating that 888 is being referred to more favorably in the media.
888 currently has a consensus target price of GBX 127.50, suggesting a potential upside of 45.80%. Given 888's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe 888 is more favorable than The Rank Group.
888 received 393 more outperform votes than The Rank Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.56% of users gave 888 an outperform vote while only 70.74% of users gave The Rank Group an outperform vote.
888 pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. The Rank Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. 888 pays out -8,461.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Rank Group pays out -4,000.0% 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. 888 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
The Rank Group has a net margin of 2.30% compared to 888's net margin of -3.30%. The Rank Group's return on equity of 4.87% beat 888's return on equity.
44.4% of 888 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of The Rank Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.7% of 888 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 56.2% of The Rank Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
888 has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Rank Group has a beta of 2.46, meaning that its share price is 146% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
888 beats The Rank Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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