VIC vs. WIX, TPT, CMO, KGF, MAB, DOM, PETS, SSPG, EIG, and CRN
Should you be buying Victorian Plumbing Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Victorian Plumbing Group include Wickes Group (WIX), Topps Tiles (TPT), CMO Group (CMO), Kingfisher (KGF), Mitchells & Butlers (MAB), Domino's Pizza Group (DOM), Pets at Home Group (PETS), SSP Group (SSPG), Ei Group plc (EIG.L) (EIG), and Cairn Homes (CRN). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Victorian Plumbing Group vs.
Victorian Plumbing Group (LON:VIC) and Wickes Group (LON:WIX) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Victorian Plumbing Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 132, indicating a potential upside of 18.92%. Wickes Group has a consensus price target of GBX 180, indicating a potential upside of 21.29%. Given Wickes Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Wickes Group is more favorable than Victorian Plumbing Group.
In the previous week, Victorian Plumbing Group and Victorian Plumbing Group both had 3 articles in the media. Victorian Plumbing Group's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Wickes Group's score of 0.63 indicating that Victorian Plumbing Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
26.2% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Wickes Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.4% of Victorian Plumbing Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Wickes Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Victorian Plumbing Group has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wickes Group has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Wickes Group received 15 more outperform votes than Victorian Plumbing Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 100.00% of users gave Wickes Group an outperform vote while only 54.55% of users gave Victorian Plumbing Group an outperform vote.
Wickes Group has higher revenue and earnings than Victorian Plumbing Group. Wickes Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Victorian Plumbing Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Victorian Plumbing Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Wickes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Victorian Plumbing Group pays out 2,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.
Victorian Plumbing Group has a net margin of 4.28% compared to Wickes Group's net margin of 2.01%. Victorian Plumbing Group's return on equity of 26.08% beat Wickes Group's return on equity.
Summary
Victorian Plumbing Group beats Wickes Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:VIC) was last updated on 11/16/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
