Unifi (UFI) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	$213.99M	0.30	-$13.82M	-$1.75	-2.96
Unifi	$592.70M	0.15	-$47.40M	-$1.83	-2.63

Do insiders and institutionals believe 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer CULP or UFI?

In the previous week, Culp had 5 more articles in the media than Unifi. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Culp and 2 mentions for Unifi. Culp's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Unifi's score of 0.47 indicating that Culp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Culp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Unifi	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, CULP or UFI?

Culp has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unifi has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CULP or UFI more profitable?

Unifi has a net margin of -5.62% compared to Culp's net margin of -9.43%. Unifi's return on equity of -14.49% beat Culp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Culp	-9.43%	-22.50%	-12.25%
Unifi	-5.62%	-14.49%	-8.09%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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 48.25% of users gave Culp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Culp	Outperform Votes 234 48.25%	Underperform Votes 251 51.75%
Unifi	Outperform Votes 205 62.69%	Underperform Votes 122 37.31%

Summary

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