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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media prefer JHD or TPK?

In the previous week, Travis Perkins had 3 more articles in the media than James Halstead. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Travis Perkins and 0 mentions for James Halstead. Travis Perkins' average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat James Halstead's score of 0.00 indicating that Travis Perkins is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
James Halstead	Neutral
Travis Perkins	Very Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	3.01	£41.52M	£0.10	1,987.65
Travis Perkins	£4.75B	0.35	-£17.40M	-£0.08	-9,968.75

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%

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 4.5%. Travis Perkins pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. 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.

Do analysts rate JHD or TPK?

Travis Perkins has a consensus target price of GBX 960, indicating a potential upside of 20.38%. Given Travis Perkins' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 more risk and volatility, JHD or TPK?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JHD or TPK?

Travis Perkins received 729 more outperform votes than James Halstead when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.51% of users gave James Halstead an outperform vote while only 72.18% 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 882 72.18%	Underperform Votes 340 27.82%

Do insiders and institutionals believe 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Travis Perkins shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

James Halstead and Travis Perkins tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.