4imprint Group (FOUR) Competitors

4imprint Group (LON:FOUR) and WPP (LON:WPP) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FOUR or WPP?

WPP has higher revenue and earnings than 4imprint Group. 4imprint Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WPP, 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
4imprint Group	£1.71B	0.73	£139.98M	£314.05	11.26
WPP	£14.89B	0.29	£203.92M	£18.93	21.31

Does the media prefer FOUR or WPP?

In the previous week, WPP had 1 more articles in the media than 4imprint Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for WPP and 0 mentions for 4imprint Group. 4imprint Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled WPP'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
4imprint Group	Neutral
WPP	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, FOUR or WPP?

4imprint Group has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WPP has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FOUR or WPP?

4imprint Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 7,365, indicating a potential upside of 108.35%. WPP has a consensus target price of GBX 715, indicating a potential upside of 77.24%. Given 4imprint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe 4imprint Group is more favorable than WPP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
4imprint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
WPP	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is FOUR or WPP more profitable?

4imprint Group has a net margin of 8.20% compared to WPP's net margin of 1.37%. 4imprint Group's return on equity of 78.95% beat WPP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
4imprint Group	8.20%	78.95%	35.62%
WPP	1.37%	5.92%	1.53%

Is FOUR or WPP a better dividend stock?

4imprint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 180 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. WPP pays an annual dividend of GBX 39 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. 4imprint Group pays out 57.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WPP pays out 206.0% 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 institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FOUR or WPP?

83.3% of 4imprint Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of WPP shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of 4imprint Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of WPP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

4imprint Group beats WPP on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.