Genus (GNS) Competitors

Genus (LON:GNS) and Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Do analysts recommend GNS or HWDN?

Genus presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,150, suggesting a potential upside of 32.88%. Howden Joinery Group has a consensus target price of GBX 981, suggesting a potential upside of 35.59%. Given Howden Joinery Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Howden Joinery Group is more favorable than Genus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Howden Joinery Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GNS or HWDN?

Howden Joinery Group has higher revenue and earnings than Genus. Howden Joinery Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genus, 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
Genus	£666.67M	1.59	£7.87M	£12.06	134.12
Howden Joinery Group	£2.34B	1.69	£253.42M	£46.65	15.51

Does the media prefer GNS or HWDN?

In the previous week, Genus' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Howden Joinery Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Genus	Neutral
Howden Joinery Group	Neutral

Is GNS or HWDN more profitable?

Howden Joinery Group has a net margin of 10.82% compared to Genus' net margin of 1.18%. Howden Joinery Group's return on equity of 25.70% beat Genus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genus	1.18%	1.41%	3.31%
Howden Joinery Group	10.82%	25.70%	10.70%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GNS or HWDN?

Howden Joinery Group received 316 more outperform votes than Genus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.37% of users gave Howden Joinery Group an outperform vote while only 70.54% of users gave Genus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Genus	Outperform Votes 352 70.54%	Underperform Votes 147 29.46%
Howden Joinery Group	Outperform Votes 668 72.37%	Underperform Votes 255 27.63%

Is GNS or HWDN a better dividend stock?

Genus pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Howden Joinery Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Genus pays out 265.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Howden Joinery Group pays out 45.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Howden Joinery Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, GNS or HWDN?

Genus has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howden Joinery Group has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GNS or HWDN?

77.8% of Genus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of Howden Joinery Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Genus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Howden Joinery Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Howden Joinery Group beats Genus on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.