Goodwin (GDWN) Competitors

Goodwin (LON:GDWN) and Bodycote (LON:BOY) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, GDWN or BOY?

Goodwin has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bodycote has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GDWN or BOY?

Bodycote has higher revenue and earnings than Goodwin. Bodycote is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Goodwin, 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
Goodwin	£191.26M	2.62	£16.90M	£2.24	2,982.14
Bodycote	£781.40M	1.42	£62.60M	£0.33	1,836.36

Does the media refer more to GDWN or BOY?

In the previous week, Goodwin had 2 more articles in the media than Bodycote. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Goodwin and 3 mentions for Bodycote. Bodycote's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Goodwin's score of 0.16 indicating that Bodycote is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Goodwin	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Bodycote	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate GDWN or BOY?

Bodycote has a consensus price target of GBX 812.50, indicating a potential upside of 34.08%. Given Bodycote's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bodycote is more favorable than Goodwin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Goodwin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Bodycote	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is GDWN or BOY a better dividend stock?

Goodwin pays an annual dividend of GBX 133 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Bodycote pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Goodwin pays out 5,937.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bodycote pays out 6,969.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GDWN or BOY?

2.6% of Goodwin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Bodycote shares are owned by institutional investors. 67.2% of Goodwin shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Bodycote 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.

Is GDWN or BOY more profitable?

Goodwin has a net margin of 8.84% compared to Bodycote's net margin of 8.01%. Goodwin's return on equity of 13.85% beat Bodycote's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goodwin	8.84%	13.85%	6.15%
Bodycote	8.01%	8.46%	6.41%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GDWN or BOY?

Bodycote received 487 more outperform votes than Goodwin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.43% of users gave Bodycote an outperform vote while only 65.22% of users gave Goodwin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Goodwin	Outperform Votes 75 65.22%	Underperform Votes 40 34.78%
Bodycote	Outperform Votes 562 70.43%	Underperform Votes 236 29.57%

Summary

Bodycote beats Goodwin on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.