IDS vs. WIN, DX, HSP, XPD, RR.L, IAG, HLMA, RTO, AXON, and ITRK
Should you be buying International Distributions Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Distributions Services include Wincanton (WIN), DX (Group) (DX), Hargreaves Services (HSP), Xpediator (XPD), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), Halma (HLMA), Rentokil Initial (RTO), Axon Enterprise (AXON), and Intertek Group (ITRK). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
International Distributions Services vs.
Wincanton (LON:WIN) and International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk.
Wincanton pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. International Distributions Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Wincanton pays out 6,190.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. International Distributions Services pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Wincanton has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Distributions Services has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.
73.9% of Wincanton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of International Distributions Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Wincanton shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of International Distributions Services shares are owned by 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.
In the previous week, Wincanton had 1 more articles in the media than International Distributions Services. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Wincanton and 2 mentions for International Distributions Services. International Distributions Services' average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Wincanton's score of -0.34 indicating that International Distributions Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Wincanton has a net margin of 1.85% compared to International Distributions Services' net margin of 0.43%. Wincanton's return on equity of 51.39% beat International Distributions Services' return on equity.
International Distributions Services has higher revenue and earnings than Wincanton. Wincanton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Distributions Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Wincanton received 365 more outperform votes than International Distributions Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.09% of users gave Wincanton an outperform vote while only 11.11% of users gave International Distributions Services an outperform vote.
International Distributions Services has a consensus price target of GBX 268, suggesting a potential downside of 22.74%. Given International Distributions Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe International Distributions Services is more favorable than Wincanton.
Summary
Wincanton beats International Distributions Services on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:IDS) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
