James Halstead (JHD) Competitors

James Halstead (LON:JHD) and Travis Perkins (LON:TPK) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Is JHD or TPK more profitable?

James Halstead has a net margin of 15.11% compared to Travis Perkins' net margin of -0.37%. James Halstead's return on equity of 23.36% beat Travis Perkins' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
James Halstead	15.11%	23.36%	13.68%
Travis Perkins	-0.37%	-0.84%	1.42%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in JHD or TPK?

13.6% of James Halstead shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of Travis Perkins shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.1% of James Halstead shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Travis Perkins shares are owned 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.

Does the media refer more to JHD or TPK?

In the previous week, James Halstead and James Halstead both had 1 articles in the media. James Halstead's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Travis Perkins' score of -0.98 indicating that James Halstead is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
James Halstead	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Travis Perkins	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Is JHD or TPK a better dividend stock?

James Halstead pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Travis Perkins pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. James Halstead pays out 9,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Travis Perkins pays out -13,750.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JHD or TPK?

Travis Perkins received 730 more outperform votes than James Halstead when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.51% of users gave James Halstead an outperform vote while only 72.20% of users gave Travis Perkins an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
James Halstead	Outperform Votes 153 72.51%	Underperform Votes 58 27.49%
Travis Perkins	Outperform Votes 883 72.20%	Underperform Votes 340 27.80%

Do analysts prefer JHD or TPK?

Travis Perkins has a consensus target price of GBX 912.50, suggesting a potential upside of 30.36%. Given Travis Perkins' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Travis Perkins is more favorable than James Halstead.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
James Halstead	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Travis Perkins	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has higher valuation and earnings, JHD or TPK?

James Halstead has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Travis Perkins. Travis Perkins is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Halstead, 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
James Halstead	£274.88M	2.67	£41.52M	£0.10	1,760.00
Travis Perkins	£4.75B	0.31	-£17.40M	-£0.08	-8,750.00

Which has more volatility & risk, JHD or TPK?

James Halstead has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Travis Perkins has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

James Halstead beats Travis Perkins on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.