RNK vs. 888, GMR, CARD, HFD, MER, GLE, YNGA, VCP, WIX, and DFS
Should you be buying The Rank Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Rank Group include 888 (888), Gaming Realms (GMR), Card Factory (CARD), Halfords Group (HFD), Mears Group (MER), MJ Gleeson (GLE), Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (YNGA), Victoria (VCP), Wickes Group (WIX), and DFS Furniture (DFS). 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 better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.
The Rank Group has a net margin of 2.30% compared to The Rank Group's net margin of -3.30%. 888's return on equity of 4.87% beat The Rank Group's return on equity.
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.
888 currently has a consensus target price of GBX 127.50, suggesting a potential upside of 51.97%. Given The Rank Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe 888 is more favorable than The Rank Group.
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.
888 pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. The Rank Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. 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.
In the previous week, 888 had 7 more articles in the media than The Rank Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for 888 and 1 mentions for The Rank Group. 888's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat The Rank Group's score of -0.10 indicating that The Rank Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
44.4% of 888 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of The Rank Group shares are held by institutional investors. 26.7% of 888 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 56.2% of The Rank Group shares are held 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.
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.
Summary
888 and The Rank Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get The Rank Group News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RNK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RNK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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.
The Rank Group Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
