Goodwin (GDWN) Competitors

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

Is BOY or GDWN a better dividend stock?

Bodycote pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Goodwin pays an annual dividend of GBX 133 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Bodycote pays out 69.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Goodwin pays out 59.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BOY or GDWN?

Bodycote received 489 more outperform votes than Goodwin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.50% of users gave Bodycote an outperform vote while only 65.22% of users gave Goodwin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bodycote	Outperform Votes 564 70.50%	Underperform Votes 236 29.50%
Goodwin	Outperform Votes 75 65.22%	Underperform Votes 40 34.78%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BOY or GDWN?

77.7% of Bodycote shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Goodwin shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Bodycote shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 67.2% of Goodwin shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to BOY or GDWN?

In the previous week, Goodwin had 16 more articles in the media than Bodycote. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Goodwin and 2 mentions for Bodycote. Bodycote's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Goodwin's score of 0.20 indicating that Bodycote is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bodycote	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Goodwin	0 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BOY or GDWN?

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
Bodycote	£739.54M	1.35	£59.25M	£33.23	16.73
Goodwin	£193.95M	2.51	£17.14M	£221.95	28.75

Do analysts rate BOY or GDWN?

Bodycote currently has a consensus price target of GBX 812.50, indicating a potential upside of 46.14%. Given Bodycote's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Bodycote is more favorable than Goodwin.

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

Is BOY or GDWN 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 14.13% beat Bodycote's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bodycote	8.01%	8.14%	6.41%
Goodwin	8.84%	14.13%	6.15%

Which has more volatility and risk, BOY or GDWN?

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

Summary

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