Currys (CURY) Competitors GBX 90.90 -0.05 (-0.05%) As of 08:40 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades CURY vs. FRAS, SPD, DNLM, SMWH, PETS, MOON, APGN, CARD, HFD, and FDLShould you be buying Currys stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Currys include Frasers Group (FRAS), Sports Direct International (SPD), Dunelm Group (DNLM), WH Smith (SMWH), Pets at Home Group (PETS), Moonpig Group (MOON), Applegreen (APGN), Card Factory (CARD), Halfords Group (HFD), and Findel (FDL). These companies are all part of the "specialty retail" industry. Currys vs. Frasers Group Sports Direct International Dunelm Group WH Smith Pets at Home Group Moonpig Group Applegreen Card Factory Halfords Group Findel Currys (LON:CURY) and Frasers Group (LON:FRAS) are both 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. Do insiders & institutionals believe in CURY or FRAS? 83.2% of Currys shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.7% of Frasers Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of Currys shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 77.2% of Frasers Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CURY or FRAS? Currys received 699 more outperform votes than Frasers Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.61% of users gave Currys an outperform vote while only 51.72% of users gave Frasers Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCurrysOutperform Votes71477.61% Underperform Votes20622.39% Frasers GroupOutperform Votes1551.72% Underperform Votes1448.28% Which has more volatility and risk, CURY or FRAS? Currys has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frasers Group has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer CURY or FRAS? In the previous week, Currys had 26 more articles in the media than Frasers Group. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Currys and 1 mentions for Frasers Group. Currys' average media sentiment score of 0.04 beat Frasers Group's score of -0.09 indicating that Currys is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Currys 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Frasers Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate CURY or FRAS? Currys presently has a consensus target price of GBX 84.67, suggesting a potential downside of 7.26%. Frasers Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,150, suggesting a potential upside of 92.31%. Given Frasers Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Frasers Group is more favorable than Currys.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Currys 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Frasers Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is CURY or FRAS more profitable? Frasers Group has a net margin of 6.88% compared to Currys' net margin of 1.95%. Frasers Group's return on equity of 22.54% beat Currys' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Currys1.95% 1.36% 1.54% Frasers Group 6.88%22.54%7.43% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CURY or FRAS? Frasers Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Currys. Frasers Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Currys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCurrys£8.48B0.12£27M£0.024,564.90Frasers Group£5.54B0.49£393.30M£0.90664.44 SummaryFrasers Group beats Currys on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Currys News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CURY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CURY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCurrysSpecialty Retail IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.03B£3.54B£3.04B£2.03BDividend Yield5.86%4.09%3.73%5.16%P/E Ratio4,564.90424.63336.851,930.11Price / Sales0.1232.85330.81396,254.98Price / Cash4.8013.5829.7729.21Price / Book0.4811.903.263.08Net Income£27M£265.84M£286.46M£183.47M7 Day Performance11.34%-1.11%0.97%3.53%1 Month Performance-1.99%-1.45%-0.61%4.05%1 Year Performance90.12%87.28%11.06%165.28% Currys Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CURYCurrys1.183 of 5 starsGBX 90.90-0.1%GBX 84.67-6.9%+89.4%£1.03B£8.48B4,545.0028,000Gap UpFRASFrasers Group2.8309 of 5 starsGBX 596+0.4%GBX 1,150+93.0%-24.6%£2.68B£5.54B662.2232,000SPDSports Direct InternationalN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.45B£3.70B21.8626,500High Trading VolumeDNLMDunelm Group3.0172 of 5 starsGBX 978+0.5%GBX 1,251.67+28.0%-5.1%£1.98B£1.71B1,321.6211,000Positive NewsSMWHWH Smith1.9125 of 5 starsGBX 1,179-1.5%GBX 1,456.67+23.6%-1.9%£1.54B£1.86B2,406.1214,935Dividend IncreaseGap UpPETSPets at Home Group2.973 of 5 starsGBX 209.80+1.4%GBX 368.33+75.6%-29.3%£961.26M£1.48B1,311.25210Negative NewsMOONMoonpig Group1.5259 of 5 starsGBX 212+1.4%GBX 259.80+22.5%+33.3%£731.19M£341.14M2,120.00730Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsGap DownAPGNApplegreenN/AN/AN/AN/A£598.53MN/A20.5011,145CARDCard Factory3.8156 of 5 starsGBX 97.10+5.2%GBX 169.50+74.6%-1.9%£337.55M£523.90M809.179,075High Trading VolumeHFDHalfords Group1.0563 of 5 starsGBX 126-0.1%GBX 146+15.9%-27.9%£275.22M£1.70B969.2312,000FDLFindelN/AN/AN/AN/A£201.41M£506.81M8.631,871 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Frasers Group Competitors Sports Direct International Competitors Dunelm Group Competitors WH Smith Competitors Pets at Home Group Competitors Moonpig Group Competitors Applegreen Competitors Card Factory Competitors Halfords Group Competitors Findel Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:CURY) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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