James Halstead (JHD) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings & 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	£275.88M	2.22	£41.67M	£9.93	14.76
Travis Perkins	£4.77B	0.23	-£17.46M	-£8.26	-62.83

Do analysts recommend JHD or TPK?

Travis Perkins has a consensus target price of GBX 900, indicating a potential upside of 73.41%. 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

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 6.1%. Travis Perkins pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. James Halstead pays out 90.7% 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 -133.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is JHD or TPK more profitable?

James Halstead has a net margin of 15.10% compared to Travis Perkins' net margin of -0.37%. James Halstead's return on equity of 23.72% beat Travis Perkins' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
James Halstead	15.10%	23.72%	13.68%
Travis Perkins	-0.37%	-0.85%	1.42%

Does the media prefer JHD or TPK?

In the previous week, James Halstead had 3 more articles in the media than Travis Perkins. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for James Halstead and 1 mentions for Travis Perkins. James Halstead's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Travis Perkins' score of 0.28 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Travis Perkins	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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 insiders & institutionals have more ownership in JHD or TPK?

13.6% of James Halstead shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of Travis Perkins shares are held by institutional investors. 49.1% of James Halstead shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Travis Perkins shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, JHD or TPK?

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

Summary

James Halstead beats Travis Perkins on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.