Inchcape (INCH) Competitors

Inchcape (LON:INCH) and Pendragon (LON:PDG) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Does the media favor INCH or PDG?

In the previous week, Pendragon had 1 more articles in the media than Inchcape. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Pendragon and 0 mentions for Inchcape. Pendragon's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Inchcape's score of 0.00 indicating that Pendragon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Inchcape	Neutral
Pendragon	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in INCH or PDG?

Inchcape received 158 more outperform votes than Pendragon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.44% of users gave Inchcape an outperform vote while only 72.67% of users gave Pendragon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Inchcape	Outperform Votes 501 74.44%	Underperform Votes 172 25.56%
Pendragon	Outperform Votes 343 72.67%	Underperform Votes 129 27.33%

Which has better valuation and earnings, INCH or PDG?

Inchcape has higher revenue and earnings than Pendragon. Inchcape is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pendragon, 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
Inchcape	£11.61B	0.26	£279M	£0.67	1,105.22
Pendragon	£3.86B	0.16	£46M	£0.03	1,185.00

Which has more risk & volatility, INCH or PDG?

Inchcape has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pendragon has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is INCH or PDG a better dividend stock?

Inchcape pays an annual dividend of GBX 36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Pendragon pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Inchcape pays out 5,373.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pendragon 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.

Is INCH or PDG more profitable?

Inchcape has a net margin of 2.22% compared to Pendragon's net margin of 1.19%. Inchcape's return on equity of 19.50% beat Pendragon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inchcape	2.22%	19.50%	6.35%
Pendragon	1.19%	15.86%	4.17%

Do analysts rate INCH or PDG?

Inchcape currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,090, suggesting a potential upside of 47.20%. Given Inchcape's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Inchcape is more favorable than Pendragon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inchcape	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Pendragon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of INCH or PDG?

60.3% of Inchcape shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of Pendragon shares are held by institutional investors. 14.8% of Inchcape shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.1% of Pendragon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Inchcape beats Pendragon on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.