Harworth Group (HWG) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HWG or HKLD?

35.7% of Harworth Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of Hongkong Land shares are held by institutional investors. 53.4% of Harworth Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.4% of Hongkong Land shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HWG or HKLD 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 7.75% beat Hongkong Land's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Harworth Group	52.25%	7.75%	-1.45%
Hongkong Land	-31.57%	-1.77%	1.15%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HWG or HKLD?

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

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

Does the media favor HWG or HKLD?

In the previous week, Harworth Group had 3 more articles in the media than Hongkong Land. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Harworth Group and 0 mentions for Hongkong Land. Harworth Group's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Hongkong Land's score of 0.00 indicating that Harworth Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Harworth Group	Positive
Hongkong Land	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, HWG or HKLD?

Harworth Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Harworth Group	£97.22M	5.89	£50.80M	£15.17	11.47
Hongkong Land	£1.84B	0.00	-£582.30M	-£0.26	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, HWG or HKLD?

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

Is HWG or HKLD a better dividend stock?

Harworth Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Hongkong Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share. Harworth Group pays out 13.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hongkong Land pays out -8,461.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Harworth Group beats Hongkong Land on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.