Halfords Group (HFD) Competitors

Currys (LON:CURY) and Halfords Group (LON:HFD) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to CURY or HFD?

In the previous week, Currys had 33 more articles in the media than Halfords Group. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Currys and 1 mentions for Halfords Group. Halfords Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Currys' score of -0.14 indicating that Halfords Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Currys	5 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	14 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Halfords Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CURY or HFD?

83.2% of Currys shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Halfords Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of Currys shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Halfords Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CURY or HFD a better dividend stock?

Currys pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Halfords Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Currys pays out 16.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Halfords Group pays out 120.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk and volatility, CURY or HFD?

Currys has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Halfords Group has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CURY or HFD more profitable?

Currys has a net margin of 2.38% compared to Halfords Group's net margin of 0.85%. Currys' return on equity of 9.53% beat Halfords Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Currys	2.38%	9.53%	1.54%
Halfords Group	0.85%	2.61%	2.68%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CURY or HFD?

Currys received 115 more outperform votes than Halfords Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.63% of users gave Currys an outperform vote while only 66.45% of users gave Halfords Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Currys	Outperform Votes 715 77.63%	Underperform Votes 206 22.37%
Halfords Group	Outperform Votes 600 66.45%	Underperform Votes 303 33.55%

Do analysts recommend CURY or HFD?

Currys currently has a consensus target price of GBX 95.67, suggesting a potential upside of 5.19%. Halfords Group has a consensus target price of GBX 146, suggesting a potential upside of 13.00%. Given Halfords Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Halfords Group is more favorable than Currys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Currys	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Halfords Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CURY or HFD?

Currys has higher revenue and earnings than Halfords Group. Currys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Halfords Group, 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
Currys	£8.22B	0.12	£195.60M	£18.22	4.99
Halfords Group	£1.69B	0.17	£14.31M	£6.62	19.51

Summary

Currys beats Halfords Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.