Culp (CULP) Competitors

Unifi (NYSE:UFI) and Culp (NYSE:CULP) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.

Is UFI or CULP more profitable?

Unifi has a net margin of -7.07% compared to Culp's net margin of -9.43%. Unifi's return on equity of -13.42% beat Culp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unifi	-7.07%	-13.42%	-7.67%
Culp	-9.43%	-22.50%	-12.25%

Which has more risk and volatility, UFI or CULP?

Unifi has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Culp has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in UFI or CULP?

67.7% of Unifi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Culp shares are held by institutional investors. 17.9% of Unifi shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Culp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor UFI or CULP?

In the previous week, Culp had 13 more articles in the media than Unifi. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Culp and 0 mentions for Unifi. Culp's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Unifi's score of 0.00 indicating that Culp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Unifi	Neutral
Culp	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, UFI or CULP?

Culp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Unifi. Culp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unifi, 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
Unifi	$590.74M	0.17	-$47.40M	-$2.31	-2.39
Culp	$222.16M	0.31	-$13.82M	-$1.68	-3.26

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer UFI or CULP?

Culp received 29 more outperform votes than Unifi when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.69% of users gave Unifi an outperform vote while only 49.47% of users gave Culp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Unifi	Outperform Votes 205 62.69%	Underperform Votes 122 37.31%
Culp	Outperform Votes 234 49.47%	Underperform Votes 239 50.53%

Summary

Culp beats Unifi on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.