Hornby (HRN) Competitors

Hornby (LON:HRN) and The Character Group (LON:CCT) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HRN or CCT?

82.1% of Hornby shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.8% of The Character Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.7% of Hornby shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.5% of The Character Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, HRN or CCT?

Hornby has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Character Group has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, HRN or CCT?

The Character Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hornby. Hornby is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Character 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
Hornby	£56.24M	0.46	-£12.06M	-£7.10	-2.15
The Character Group	£116.84M	0.42	£5.22M	£28.24	9.49

Does the media refer more to HRN or CCT?

In the previous week, The Character Group had 1 more articles in the media than Hornby. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Character Group and 0 mentions for Hornby. Hornby's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat The Character Group's score of -0.32 indicating that Hornby is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hornby	Neutral
The Character Group	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HRN or CCT?

Hornby received 31 more outperform votes than The Character Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.61% of users gave The Character Group an outperform vote while only 58.26% of users gave Hornby an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hornby	Outperform Votes 127 58.26%	Underperform Votes 91 41.74%
The Character Group	Outperform Votes 96 67.61%	Underperform Votes 46 32.39%

Is HRN or CCT more profitable?

The Character Group has a net margin of 4.47% compared to Hornby's net margin of -21.45%. The Character Group's return on equity of 14.13% beat Hornby's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hornby	-21.45%	-42.97%	-7.66%
The Character Group	4.47%	14.13%	7.61%

Summary

The Character Group beats Hornby on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.