G. Willi-Food International (WILC) Competitors

G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC) and Ituran Location and Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Is WILC or ITRN more profitable?

Ituran Location and Control has a net margin of 15.42% compared to G. Willi-Food International's net margin of 7.49%. Ituran Location and Control's return on equity of 28.43% beat G. Willi-Food International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
G. Willi-Food International	7.49%	7.74%	7.05%
Ituran Location and Control	15.42%	28.43%	16.15%

Does the media prefer WILC or ITRN?

In the previous week, Ituran Location and Control had 1 more articles in the media than G. Willi-Food International. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ituran Location and Control and 1 mentions for G. Willi-Food International. Ituran Location and Control's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat G. Willi-Food International's score of 0.00 indicating that Ituran Location and Control is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
G. Willi-Food International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ituran Location and Control	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WILC or ITRN?

Ituran Location and Control has higher revenue and earnings than G. Willi-Food International. Ituran Location and Control is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than G. Willi-Food International, 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
G. Willi-Food International	$149.78M	1.06	$8.73M	$0.83	13.80
Ituran Location and Control	$319.98M	1.67	$48.14M	$2.55	10.54

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WILC or ITRN?

9.5% of G. Willi-Food International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Ituran Location and Control shares are held by institutional investors. 79.1% of G. Willi-Food International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Ituran Location and Control shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WILC or ITRN?

Ituran Location and Control received 36 more outperform votes than G. Willi-Food International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.56% of users gave G. Willi-Food International an outperform vote while only 63.51% of users gave Ituran Location and Control an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
G. Willi-Food International	Outperform Votes 199 66.56%	Underperform Votes 100 33.44%
Ituran Location and Control	Outperform Votes 235 63.51%	Underperform Votes 135 36.49%

Which has more volatility and risk, WILC or ITRN?

G. Willi-Food International has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ituran Location and Control has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate WILC or ITRN?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
G. Willi-Food International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Ituran Location and Control	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is WILC or ITRN a better dividend stock?

G. Willi-Food International pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Ituran Location and Control pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. G. Willi-Food International pays out 48.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ituran Location and Control pays out 61.2% 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.

Summary

Ituran Location and Control beats G. Willi-Food International on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.