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GBX 103.30 +3.20 (+3.20%)
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CURY vs. FRAS, SPD, DNLM, SMWH, PETS, MOON, APGN, CARD, HFD, and FDL

Should 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.

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 community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

In the previous week, Currys had 34 more articles in the media than Frasers Group. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Currys and 2 mentions for Frasers Group. Frasers Group's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Currys' score of 0.27 indicating that Frasers Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Currys
8 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
17 Neutral mention(s)
7 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Frasers Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Frasers Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Currys. Currys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Frasers Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Currys£8.22B0.14£195.60M£18.225.67
Frasers Group£5.26B0.52£365.76M£87.637.42

Currys has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frasers Group has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

83.2% of Currys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.7% of Frasers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of Currys shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 77.2% of Frasers Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Currys received 701 more outperform votes than Frasers Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.66% of users gave Currys an outperform vote while only 51.72% of users gave Frasers Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
CurrysOutperform Votes
716
77.66%
Underperform Votes
206
22.34%
Frasers GroupOutperform Votes
15
51.72%
Underperform Votes
14
48.28%

Frasers Group has a net margin of 6.95% compared to Currys' net margin of 2.38%. Frasers Group's return on equity of 21.74% beat Currys' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Currys2.38% 9.53% 1.54%
Frasers Group 6.95%21.74%7.43%

Currys currently has a consensus price target of GBX 112.33, suggesting a potential upside of 8.74%. Frasers Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,200, suggesting a potential upside of 84.47%. Given Frasers Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)
2.67
Frasers Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Frasers Group beats Currys on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CURY vs. The Competition

MetricCurrysSpecialty Retail IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.12B£3.08B£3.18B£2.52B
Dividend Yield5.86%4.39%3.48%4.96%
P/E Ratio5.6721.9220.25131.73
Price / Sales0.1432.0858.81238,268.04
Price / Cash4.8014.8030.9128.02
Price / Book0.5512.013.294.47
Net Income£195.60M£134.10M£260.10M£5.81B
7 Day Performance3.71%2.21%1.34%1.56%
1 Month Performance14.40%2.37%-1.95%5.40%
1 Year Performance64.36%17,248.93%1,667.26%101.20%

Currys Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CURY
Currys
2.2385 of 5 stars
GBX 103.30
+3.2%
GBX 112.33
+8.7%
+59.4%£1.12B£8.22B5.6728,000
FRAS
Frasers Group
2.9142 of 5 stars
GBX 626.50
+1.0%
GBX 1,200
+91.5%
-19.2%£2.61B£5.26B7.1532,000
SPD
Sports Direct International
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.45B£3.70B21.8626,500High Trading Volume
DNLM
Dunelm Group
2.2214 of 5 stars
GBX 1,089.27
+1.4%
GBX 1,251
+14.8%
+10.4%£2.20B£1.70B14.5011,000Negative News
SMWH
WH Smith
3.3634 of 5 stars
GBX 890.50
-4.4%
GBX 1,456.67
+63.6%
-29.5%£1.15B£1.83B18.3714,935Dividend Increase
PETS
Pets at Home Group
2.644 of 5 stars
GBX 233
-0.3%
GBX 298.33
+28.0%
-19.5%£1.06B£1.41B14.16210
MOON
Moonpig Group
0.8639 of 5 stars
GBX 226
-0.7%
GBX 259.80
+15.0%
+27.0%£769.25M£338.23M22.71730Dividend Announcement
Gap Down
APGN
Applegreen
N/AN/AN/AN/A£598.53MN/A20.5011,145
CARD
Card Factory
3.7041 of 5 stars
GBX 93.40
+3.0%
GBX 169.50
+81.5%
-9.0%£325.04M£526.96M7.929,075News Coverage
Gap Down
HFD
Halfords Group
0.6598 of 5 stars
GBX 142.40
+0.3%
GBX 148.50
+4.3%
-6.4%£309.05M£1.69B21.5112,000
FDL
Findel
N/AN/AN/AN/A£201.41M£506.81M8.631,871

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