Head-To-Head Analysis: Howden Joinery Group (OTCMKTS:HWDJF) vs. Hamilton Beach Brands (NYSE:HBB)

Howden Joinery Group (OTCMKTS:HWDJF) and Hamilton Beach Brands (NYSE:HBB) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Howden Joinery Group and Hamilton Beach Brands, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Howden Joinery Group	0	0	3	0	3.00
Hamilton Beach Brands	0	0	0	0	N/A

Howden Joinery Group presently has a consensus price target of $11.59, indicating a potential upside of 33.22%. Given Howden Joinery Group’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Howden Joinery Group is more favorable than Hamilton Beach Brands.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Howden Joinery Group and Hamilton Beach Brands’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Howden Joinery Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hamilton Beach Brands	$640.95 million	0.26	$25.27 million	$0.61	19.43

Hamilton Beach Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Howden Joinery Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

55.9% of Howden Joinery Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of Hamilton Beach Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.3% of Hamilton Beach Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Howden Joinery Group and Hamilton Beach Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Howden Joinery Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hamilton Beach Brands	1.36%	6.96%	2.24%

Summary

Hamilton Beach Brands beats Howden Joinery Group on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Howden Joinery Group

Howden Joinery Group Plc manufactures and distributes various kitchens, joinery, and hardware products in the United Kingdom, France, Ireland, and Belgium. It offers worktops, sinks and taps, flooring, appliances, and handles; internal and external doors, including fire doors, flooring, stair parts, and general joinery items; and cooking, cleaning, and cooling appliances. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

About Hamilton Beach Brands

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, markets, and distributes small electric household and specialty housewares appliances in the United States and internationally. It offers air fryers, blenders, food processors, coffee makers, indoor electric grills, irons, juicers, mixers, slow cookers, toasters, and toaster ovens. The company also provides air purifiers under the Clorox and TrueAir brand; consumer products under the Hamilton Beach and Proctor Silex brands; and commercial products for restaurants, fast food chains, bars, and hotels under the Hamilton Beach Commercial and Proctor Silex Commercial brands, as well as products under the Hamilton Beach Professional in the premium market. In addition, it offers countertop appliances under the Wolf Gourmet brand; water filtration systems under the Brita brand; garment care products under CHI brand; injection care management system under the Hamilton Beach Health brand; farm-to-table and field-to-table food processing equipment under the Weston brand; cocktail delivery system under the Bartesian brand; and supplies private label products. The company sells its products through a network of mass merchandisers, e-commerce retailers, national department stores, variety store and drug store chains, specialty home retailers, distributors, restaurants, bars, hotels, and other retail outlets. Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia.