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.
Currys (LON:CURY) and Watches of Switzerland Group (LON:WOSG) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.
In the previous week, Currys had 34 more articles in the media than Watches of Switzerland Group. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Currys and 2 mentions for Watches of Switzerland Group. Watches of Switzerland Group's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Currys' score of 0.32 indicating that Currys is being referred to more favorably in the media.
93.2% of Currys shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Watches of Switzerland Group shares are held by institutional investors. 18.5% of Currys shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Watches of Switzerland Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Watches of Switzerland Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Watches of Switzerland Group has a net margin of 6.77% compared to Watches of Switzerland Group's net margin of 0.44%. Currys' return on equity of 22.14% beat Watches of Switzerland Group's return on equity.
Currys has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Watches of Switzerland Group has a beta of 2.07, indicating that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Currys presently has a consensus target price of GBX 77.80, suggesting a potential upside of 8.66%. Watches of Switzerland Group has a consensus target price of GBX 481.67, suggesting a potential upside of 16.80%. Given Currys' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Watches of Switzerland Group is more favorable than Currys.
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.
Summary
Watches of Switzerland Group beats Currys on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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