Harworth Group (HWG) Competitors

Hongkong Land (LON:HKLD) and Harworth Group (LON:HWG) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Is HKLD or HWG more profitable?

Harworth Group has a net margin of 52.25% compared to Hongkong Land's net margin of -31.57%. Harworth Group's return on equity of 7.96% beat Hongkong Land's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hongkong Land	-31.57%	-1.77%	1.15%
Harworth Group	52.25%	7.96%	-1.45%

Does the media favor HKLD or HWG?

In the previous week, Harworth Group had 3 more articles in the media than Hongkong Land. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Harworth Group and 1 mentions for Hongkong Land. Harworth Group's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Hongkong Land's score of 0.72 indicating that Harworth Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hongkong Land	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Harworth Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, HKLD or HWG?

Harworth Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hongkong Land. Hongkong Land is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Harworth 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
Hongkong Land	£1.84B	0.09	-£582.30M	-£0.26	-28.50
Harworth Group	£95.50M	5.74	£49.89M	£0.15	1,130.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HKLD or HWG?

13.0% of Hongkong Land shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.7% of Harworth Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.4% of Hongkong Land shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.4% of Harworth Group shares are owned 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 more risk and volatility, HKLD or HWG?

Hongkong Land has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Harworth Group has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HKLD or HWG a better dividend stock?

Hongkong Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and has a dividend yield of 296.9%. Harworth Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Hongkong Land pays out -8,461.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Harworth Group pays out 1,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hongkong Land is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HKLD or HWG?

Harworth Group received 216 more outperform votes than Hongkong Land when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hongkong Land	N/A	N/A
Harworth Group	Outperform Votes 216 83.40%	Underperform Votes 43 16.60%

Summary

Harworth Group beats Hongkong Land on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.