Hornby (HRN) Competitors

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

Is CCT or HRN 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 14.41% beat Hornby's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Character Group	4.47%	14.41%	7.61%
Hornby	-21.45%	-40.05%	-7.66%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CCT or HRN?

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CCT or HRN?

20.8% of The Character Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of Hornby shares are held by institutional investors. 54.5% of The Character Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.7% of Hornby shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CCT or HRN?

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
The Character Group	£122.32M	0.42	£5.46M	£0.28	971.43
Hornby	£56.24M	0.62	-£12.06M	-£0.07	-291.43

Does the media prefer CCT or HRN?

In the previous week, The Character Group had 5 more articles in the media than Hornby. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for The Character Group and 0 mentions for Hornby. The Character Group's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Hornby's score of 0.00 indicating that The Character Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Character Group	Positive
Hornby	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, CCT or HRN?

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

Summary

The Character Group beats Hornby on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.