SPR vs. WJG, GLE, GMR, DPP, ULTP, MOTR, CHH, HEAD, SHOE, and TPT
Should you be buying Springfield Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Springfield Properties include Watkin Jones (WJG), MJ Gleeson (GLE), Gaming Realms (GMR), DP Poland (DPP), Ultimate Products (ULTP), Motorpoint Group (MOTR), Churchill China (CHH), Headlam Group (HEAD), Shoe Zone (SHOE), and Topps Tiles (TPT). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Watkin Jones (LON:WJG) and Springfield Properties (LON:SPR) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Springfield Properties had 16 more articles in the media than Watkin Jones. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Springfield Properties and 0 mentions for Watkin Jones. Springfield Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Watkin Jones' score of -0.06 indicating that Watkin Jones is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Springfield Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Watkin Jones. Watkin Jones is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Springfield Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Watkin Jones received 279 more outperform votes than Springfield Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.18% of users gave Watkin Jones an outperform vote while only 37.84% of users gave Springfield Properties an outperform vote.
Springfield Properties has a net margin of 2.82% compared to Springfield Properties' net margin of -7.88%. Watkin Jones' return on equity of 5.59% beat Springfield Properties' return on equity.
Watkin Jones currently has a consensus target price of GBX 140, suggesting a potential upside of 167.69%. Given Springfield Properties' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Watkin Jones is more favorable than Springfield Properties.
Watkin Jones has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Springfield Properties has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.
55.7% of Watkin Jones shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Springfield Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of Watkin Jones shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.1% of Springfield Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Watkin Jones pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Springfield Properties pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Watkin Jones pays out -4,615.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Springfield Properties pays out 8,571.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Watkin Jones is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Springfield Properties beats Watkin Jones on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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