Hornby (HRN) Competitors

Focusrite (LON:TUNE) and Hornby (LON:HRN) 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, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TUNE or HRN?

Focusrite received 74 more outperform votes than Hornby when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.72% of users gave Focusrite an outperform vote while only 58.26% of users gave Hornby an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Focusrite	Outperform Votes 201 80.72%	Underperform Votes 48 19.28%
Hornby	Outperform Votes 127 58.26%	Underperform Votes 91 41.74%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TUNE or HRN?

Focusrite has higher revenue and earnings than Hornby. Hornby is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Focusrite, 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
Focusrite	£169.11M	0.84	£11.82M	£0.20	1,210.00
Hornby	£56.24M	0.00	-£12.06M	-£0.07	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, TUNE or HRN?

Focusrite has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hornby has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer TUNE or HRN?

In the previous week, Focusrite and Focusrite both had 1 articles in the media. Hornby's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Focusrite's score of -0.42 indicating that Hornby is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Focusrite	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hornby	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer TUNE or HRN?

Focusrite presently has a consensus price target of GBX 410, suggesting a potential upside of 69.42%. Given Focusrite's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Focusrite is more favorable than Hornby.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Focusrite	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Hornby	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TUNE or HRN?

52.1% of Focusrite shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of Hornby shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.8% of Focusrite shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.7% of Hornby shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TUNE or HRN more profitable?

Focusrite has a net margin of 6.99% compared to Hornby's net margin of -21.45%. Focusrite's return on equity of 10.33% beat Hornby's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Focusrite	6.99%	10.33%	5.84%
Hornby	-21.45%	-40.05%	-7.66%

Summary

Focusrite beats Hornby on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.