Eurocell (ECEL) Competitors

Eurocell (LON:ECEL) and James Halstead (LON:JHD) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ECEL or JHD?

Eurocell received 150 more outperform votes than James Halstead when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.59% of users gave Eurocell an outperform vote while only 72.51% of users gave James Halstead an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eurocell	Outperform Votes 303 80.59%	Underperform Votes 73 19.41%
James Halstead	Outperform Votes 153 72.51%	Underperform Votes 58 27.49%

Is ECEL or JHD a better dividend stock?

Eurocell pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. James Halstead pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Eurocell pays out 52.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. James Halstead pays out 90.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ECEL or JHD?

James Halstead has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Eurocell. Eurocell is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Halstead, 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
Eurocell	£330.14M	0.46	£11.60M	£11.36	13.22
James Halstead	£275.88M	2.21	£41.67M	£9.93	14.71

Which has more risk & volatility, ECEL or JHD?

Eurocell has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, James Halstead has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ECEL or JHD?

Eurocell presently has a consensus price target of GBX 300, suggesting a potential upside of 99.83%. Given Eurocell's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Eurocell is more favorable than James Halstead.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eurocell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
James Halstead	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is ECEL or JHD more profitable?

James Halstead has a net margin of 15.10% compared to Eurocell's net margin of 3.51%. James Halstead's return on equity of 23.72% beat Eurocell's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eurocell	3.51%	11.31%	4.28%
James Halstead	15.10%	23.72%	13.68%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ECEL or JHD?

84.4% of Eurocell shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of James Halstead shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Eurocell shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 49.1% of James Halstead shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor ECEL or JHD?

In the previous week, James Halstead had 1 more articles in the media than Eurocell. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for James Halstead and 2 mentions for Eurocell. James Halstead's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Eurocell's score of 0.89 indicating that James Halstead is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eurocell	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
James Halstead	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Eurocell and James Halstead tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.