Kingfisher (KGF) Competitors

Kingfisher (LON:KGF) and Wickes Group (LON:WIX) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Is KGF or WIX more profitable?

Kingfisher has a net margin of 2.68% compared to Wickes Group's net margin of 2.01%. Wickes Group's return on equity of 19.20% beat Kingfisher's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kingfisher	2.68%	5.24%	3.55%
Wickes Group	2.01%	19.20%	3.77%

Does the media prefer KGF or WIX?

In the previous week, Kingfisher had 2 more articles in the media than Wickes Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kingfisher and 0 mentions for Wickes Group. Kingfisher's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Wickes Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Kingfisher is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kingfisher	Positive
Wickes Group	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in KGF or WIX?

80.6% of Kingfisher shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Wickes Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Kingfisher shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Wickes Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer KGF or WIX?

Kingfisher currently has a consensus target price of GBX 301.67, suggesting a potential upside of 21.69%. Wickes Group has a consensus target price of GBX 180, suggesting a potential upside of 15.60%. Given Kingfisher's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kingfisher is more favorable than Wickes Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kingfisher	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Wickes Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KGF or WIX?

Kingfisher received 846 more outperform votes than Wickes Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Wickes Group an outperform vote while only 56.67% of users gave Kingfisher an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kingfisher	Outperform Votes 867 56.67%	Underperform Votes 663 43.33%
Wickes Group	Outperform Votes 21 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has more risk & volatility, KGF or WIX?

Kingfisher has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wickes Group has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KGF or WIX a better dividend stock?

Kingfisher pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Wickes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Kingfisher pays out 6,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Wickes Group pays out 9,166.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has better earnings and valuation, KGF or WIX?

Kingfisher has higher revenue and earnings than Wickes Group. Wickes Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kingfisher, 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
Kingfisher	£12.86B	0.35	£345M	£0.18	1,377.22
Wickes Group	£1.53B	0.24	£30.70M	£0.12	1,297.58

Summary

Kingfisher beats Wickes Group on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.