Watkin Jones (WJG) Competitors

Watkin Jones (LON:WJG) and Telford Homes (LON:TEF) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking.

Is WJG or TEF more profitable?

Telford Homes has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Watkin Jones' net margin of -6.99%. Telford Homes' return on equity of 0.00% beat Watkin Jones' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Watkin Jones	-6.99%	-20.44%	-5.63%
Telford Homes	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to WJG or TEF?

In the previous week, Telford Homes had 1 more articles in the media than Watkin Jones. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Telford Homes and 0 mentions for Watkin Jones. Watkin Jones' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Telford Homes'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Watkin Jones	Neutral
Telford Homes	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WJG or TEF?

Watkin Jones received 83 more outperform votes than Telford Homes when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.80% of users gave Watkin Jones an outperform vote while only 65.42% of users gave Telford Homes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Watkin Jones	Outperform Votes 293 73.80%	Underperform Votes 104 26.20%
Telford Homes	Outperform Votes 210 65.42%	Underperform Votes 111 34.58%

Which has better valuation and earnings, WJG or TEF?

Telford Homes has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Watkin Jones. Watkin Jones is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Telford Homes, 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
Watkin Jones	£434.48M	0.16	-£30.37M	-£0.12	-219.17
Telford Homes	£336.12M	0.79	N/A	£44.50	7.85

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WJG or TEF?

56.3% of Watkin Jones shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.0% of Watkin Jones shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is WJG or TEF a better dividend stock?

Watkin Jones pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 22.8%. Telford Homes pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Watkin Jones pays out -5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Telford Homes pays out 0.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Watkin Jones is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer WJG or TEF?

Watkin Jones presently has a consensus target price of GBX 50, indicating a potential upside of 90.11%. Given Watkin Jones' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Watkin Jones is more favorable than Telford Homes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Watkin Jones	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Telford Homes	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Watkin Jones beats Telford Homes on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.