Headlam Group (HEAD) Competitors

Headlam Group (LON:HEAD) and UP Global Sourcing (LON:UPGS) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HEAD or UPGS?

Headlam Group received 112 more outperform votes than UP Global Sourcing when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.64% of users gave Headlam Group an outperform vote while only 51.89% of users gave UP Global Sourcing an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Headlam Group	Outperform Votes 167 59.64%	Underperform Votes 113 40.36%
UP Global Sourcing	Outperform Votes 55 51.89%	Underperform Votes 51 48.11%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HEAD or UPGS?

UP Global Sourcing has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Headlam Group. Headlam Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UP Global Sourcing, 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
Headlam Group	£612.99M	0.11	-£12.12M	-£15.33	-5.39
UP Global Sourcing	£156.05M	0.00	£12.03M	£0.14	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, HEAD or UPGS?

Headlam Group has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UP Global Sourcing has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HEAD or UPGS?

74.7% of Headlam Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.6% of UP Global Sourcing shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Headlam Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 52.5% of UP Global Sourcing shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is HEAD or UPGS more profitable?

UP Global Sourcing has a net margin of 7.71% compared to Headlam Group's net margin of -1.98%. UP Global Sourcing's return on equity of 29.55% beat Headlam Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Headlam Group	-1.98%	-5.80%	-1.18%
UP Global Sourcing	7.71%	29.55%	9.19%

Does the media favor HEAD or UPGS?

In the previous week, Headlam Group had 2 more articles in the media than UP Global Sourcing. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Headlam Group and 0 mentions for UP Global Sourcing. Headlam Group's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat UP Global Sourcing's score of 0.00 indicating that Headlam Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Headlam Group	Neutral
UP Global Sourcing	Neutral

Is HEAD or UPGS a better dividend stock?

Headlam Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. UP Global Sourcing pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share. Headlam Group pays out -65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UP Global Sourcing pays out 5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Headlam Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Headlam Group and UP Global Sourcing tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.