PMP vs. LIKE, CFX, SDG, ULTP, HEAD, CHH, PODP, G4M, SOS, and VARE
Should you be buying Portmeirion Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Portmeirion Group include Likewise Group (LIKE), Colefax Group (CFX), Sanderson Design Group (SDG), Ultimate Products (ULTP), Headlam Group (HEAD), Churchill China (CHH), Pod Point Group (PODP), Gear4music (G4M), Sosandar (SOS), and Various Eateries (VARE). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Portmeirion Group (LON:PMP) and Likewise Group (LON:LIKE) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, valuation and institutional ownership.
Portmeirion Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Likewise Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Portmeirion Group pays out -983.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Likewise Group pays out -20.0% 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. Portmeirion Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Likewise Group has higher revenue and earnings than Portmeirion Group. Likewise Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Portmeirion Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Portmeirion Group has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Likewise Group has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Likewise Group has a net margin of -1.06% compared to Portmeirion Group's net margin of -8.23%. Likewise Group's return on equity of -3.60% beat Portmeirion Group's return on equity.
Portmeirion Group received 137 more outperform votes than Likewise Group when rated by MarketBeat users.
In the previous week, Likewise Group had 1 more articles in the media than Portmeirion Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Likewise Group and 0 mentions for Portmeirion Group. Portmeirion Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Likewise Group'saverage media sentiment score.
24.2% of Portmeirion Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.4% of Likewise Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.9% of Portmeirion Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.5% of Likewise Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Portmeirion Group beats Likewise Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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