Topps Tiles (TPT) Competitors

Victorian Plumbing Group (LON:VIC) and Topps Tiles (LON:TPT) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VIC or TPT?

26.2% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of Topps Tiles shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.4% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.3% of Topps Tiles shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is VIC or TPT a better dividend stock?

Victorian Plumbing Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Topps Tiles pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Victorian Plumbing Group pays out 61.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Topps Tiles pays out 1,486.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate VIC or TPT?

Victorian Plumbing Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 129.67, suggesting a potential upside of 90.13%. Topps Tiles has a consensus price target of GBX 42, suggesting a potential upside of 11.04%. Given Victorian Plumbing Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Victorian Plumbing Group is more favorable than Topps Tiles.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Victorian Plumbing Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Topps Tiles	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is VIC or TPT more profitable?

Victorian Plumbing Group has a net margin of 1.86% compared to Topps Tiles' net margin of 0.21%. Victorian Plumbing Group's return on equity of 10.60% beat Topps Tiles' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Victorian Plumbing Group	1.86%	10.60%	9.24%
Topps Tiles	0.21%	4.82%	3.06%

Which has more risk and volatility, VIC or TPT?

Victorian Plumbing Group has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Topps Tiles has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor VIC or TPT?

In the previous week, Victorian Plumbing Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Topps Tiles'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Victorian Plumbing Group	Neutral
Topps Tiles	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, VIC or TPT?

Victorian Plumbing Group has higher revenue and earnings than Topps Tiles. Victorian Plumbing Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Topps Tiles, 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
Victorian Plumbing Group	£304.50M	0.75	£5.66M	£1.63	41.78
Topps Tiles	£255.32M	0.29	£529.29K	£0.27	140.56

Summary

Victorian Plumbing Group beats Topps Tiles on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.