Henry Boot (BOOT) Competitors

Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) and Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Do analysts recommend BOOT or PETS?

Pets at Home Group has a consensus price target of GBX 298.33, indicating a potential upside of 26.52%. Given Pets at Home Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pets at Home Group is more favorable than Henry Boot.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Henry Boot	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Pets at Home Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is BOOT or PETS more profitable?

Pets at Home Group has a net margin of 5.36% compared to Henry Boot's net margin of 3.96%. Pets at Home Group's return on equity of 8.05% beat Henry Boot's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henry Boot	3.96%	2.79%	1.71%
Pets at Home Group	5.36%	8.05%	4.66%

Which has better valuation & earnings, BOOT or PETS?

Pets at Home Group has higher revenue and earnings than Henry Boot. Pets at Home Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Henry Boot, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Henry Boot	£286.51M	1.08	£11.36M	£8.41	27.35
Pets at Home Group	£1.41B	0.76	£75.43M	£16.45	14.33

Is BOOT or PETS a better dividend stock?

Henry Boot pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Pets at Home Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Henry Boot pays out 83.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pets at Home Group pays out 79.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pets at Home Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, BOOT or PETS?

Henry Boot has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pets at Home Group has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BOOT or PETS?

In the previous week, Henry Boot's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Pets at Home Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Henry Boot	Neutral
Pets at Home Group	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BOOT or PETS?

15.7% of Henry Boot shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of Pets at Home Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 69.5% of Henry Boot shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Pets at Home Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Pets at Home Group beats Henry Boot on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.