Unifi (UFI) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer CULP or UFI?

In the previous week, Culp had 12 more articles in the media than Unifi. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Culp and 0 mentions for Unifi. Culp's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Unifi's score of 0.00 indicating that Culp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Culp	Positive
Unifi	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CULP or UFI?

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

Is CULP or UFI 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
Culp	-9.43%	-22.50%	-12.25%
Unifi	-7.07%	-13.42%	-7.67%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CULP or UFI?

Culp has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Culp	$222.16M	0.31	-$13.82M	-$1.68	-3.26
Unifi	$590.74M	0.17	-$47.40M	-$2.31	-2.39

Which has more risk & volatility, CULP or UFI?

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

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

75.1% of Culp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Unifi shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of Culp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of Unifi shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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