Volution Group (FAN) Competitors

Travis Perkins (LON:TPK) and Volution Group (LON:FAN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TPK or FAN?

Travis Perkins received 488 more outperform votes than Volution Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.96% of users gave Volution Group an outperform vote while only 72.18% of users gave Travis Perkins an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Travis Perkins	Outperform Votes 882 72.18%	Underperform Votes 340 27.82%
Volution Group	Outperform Votes 394 78.96%	Underperform Votes 105 21.04%

Is TPK or FAN more profitable?

Volution Group has a net margin of 12.54% compared to Travis Perkins' net margin of -0.37%. Volution Group's return on equity of 18.87% beat Travis Perkins' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Travis Perkins	-0.37%	-0.84%	1.42%
Volution Group	12.54%	18.87%	9.42%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TPK or FAN?

Volution Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Travis Perkins. Travis Perkins is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Volution 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
Travis Perkins	£4.75B	0.34	-£17.40M	-£0.08	-9,631.25
Volution Group	£338.20M	3.26	£42.42M	£0.21	2,657.14

Which has more volatility and risk, TPK or FAN?

Travis Perkins has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Volution Group has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TPK or FAN a better dividend stock?

Travis Perkins pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Volution Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Travis Perkins pays out -13,750.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Volution Group pays out 3,809.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TPK or FAN?

75.2% of Travis Perkins shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of Volution Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Travis Perkins shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Volution Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to TPK or FAN?

In the previous week, Volution Group had 1 more articles in the media than Travis Perkins. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Volution Group and 0 mentions for Travis Perkins. Travis Perkins' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Volution Group's score of 0.64 indicating that Travis Perkins is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Travis Perkins	Very Positive
Volution Group	Positive

Do analysts prefer TPK or FAN?

Travis Perkins presently has a consensus price target of GBX 960, suggesting a potential upside of 24.59%. Given Travis Perkins' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Travis Perkins is more favorable than Volution Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Travis Perkins	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Volution Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Volution Group beats Travis Perkins on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.