WOSG vs. CURY, DAL, DOCS, CVSG, THG, TIFS, CRN, JDW, AO, and PPH
Should you be buying Watches of Switzerland Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Watches of Switzerland Group include Currys (CURY), Dalata Hotel Group (DAL), Dr. Martens (DOCS), CVS Group (CVSG), THG (THG), TI Fluid Systems (TIFS), Cairn Homes (CRN), J D Wetherspoon (JDW), AO World (AO), and PPHE Hotel Group (PPH). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Watches of Switzerland Group (LON:WOSG) and Currys (LON:CURY) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings and risk.
Watches of Switzerland Group has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Currys has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Currys received 671 more outperform votes than Watches of Switzerland Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 85.11% of users gave Watches of Switzerland Group an outperform vote while only 77.88% of users gave Currys an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Currys had 32 more articles in the media than Watches of Switzerland Group. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Currys and 2 mentions for Watches of Switzerland Group. Currys' average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Watches of Switzerland Group's score of 0.32 indicating that Currys is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Watches of Switzerland Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 481.67, indicating a potential upside of 18.52%. Currys has a consensus target price of GBX 77.80, indicating a potential upside of 9.65%. Given Watches of Switzerland Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Watches of Switzerland Group is more favorable than Currys.
67.4% of Watches of Switzerland Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Currys shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Watches of Switzerland Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.5% of Currys shares are owned by 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.
Watches of Switzerland Group has a net margin of 6.77% compared to Currys' net margin of 0.44%. Watches of Switzerland Group's return on equity of 22.14% beat Currys' return on equity.
Watches of Switzerland Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Currys. Watches of Switzerland Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Currys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Watches of Switzerland Group beats Currys on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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