N Brown Group (BWNG) Competitors

N Brown Group (LON:BWNG) and AO World (LON:AO) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Does the media refer more to BWNG or AO?

In the previous week, N Brown Group had 3 more articles in the media than AO World. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for N Brown Group and 0 mentions for AO World. AO World's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat N Brown Group's score of 0.31 indicating that AO World is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
N Brown Group	Neutral
AO World	Neutral

Do analysts prefer BWNG or AO?

AO World has a consensus target price of GBX 115, indicating a potential upside of 7.48%. Given AO World's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AO World is more favorable than N Brown Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
N Brown Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
AO World	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is BWNG or AO more profitable?

AO World has a net margin of 2.38% compared to N Brown Group's net margin of 0.43%. AO World's return on equity of 20.29% beat N Brown Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
N Brown Group	0.43%	0.66%	2.32%
AO World	2.38%	20.29%	5.02%

Which has more risk and volatility, BWNG or AO?

N Brown Group has a beta of 2.17, meaning that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AO World has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BWNG or AO?

3.4% of N Brown Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of AO World shares are held by institutional investors. 93.2% of N Brown Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 47.1% of AO World shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BWNG or AO?

AO World has higher revenue and earnings than N Brown Group. AO World is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than N Brown Group, 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
N Brown Group	£581.10M	0.32	£2.50M	£0.01	3,980.00
AO World	£1.04B	0.60	£24.70M	£0.04	2,675.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BWNG or AO?

N Brown Group received 5 more outperform votes than AO World when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.17% of users gave AO World an outperform vote while only 53.72% of users gave N Brown Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
N Brown Group	Outperform Votes 347 53.72%	Underperform Votes 299 46.28%
AO World	Outperform Votes 342 64.17%	Underperform Votes 191 35.83%

Summary

AO World beats N Brown Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.