IDS vs. WIN, DX, HSP, XPD, RR.L, RTO, AXON, IAG, HLMA, and MRO
Should you be buying International Distributions Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Distributions Services include Wincanton (WIN), DX (Group) (DX), Hargreaves Services (HSP), Xpediator (XPD), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), Rentokil Initial (RTO), Axon Enterprise (AXON), International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), Halma (HLMA), and Melrose Industries (MRO). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Wincanton (LON:WIN) and International Distributions Services (LON:IDS) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.
International Distributions Services has a consensus price target of GBX 277.67, suggesting a potential downside of 17.41%. Given Wincanton's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe International Distributions Services is more favorable than Wincanton.
In the previous week, International Distributions Services had 12 more articles in the media than Wincanton. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for International Distributions Services and 3 mentions for Wincanton. Wincanton's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat International Distributions Services' score of -0.05 indicating that International Distributions Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Wincanton pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. International Distributions Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Wincanton pays out 6,190.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. International Distributions Services pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
73.9% of Wincanton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of International Distributions Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Wincanton shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of International Distributions Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Wincanton has a net margin of 1.85% compared to Wincanton's net margin of 0.43%. International Distributions Services' return on equity of 51.39% beat Wincanton's return on equity.
Wincanton received 365 more outperform votes than International Distributions Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.09% of users gave Wincanton an outperform vote while only 11.11% of users gave International Distributions Services an outperform vote.
Wincanton has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Distributions Services has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.
International Distributions Services has higher revenue and earnings than Wincanton. Wincanton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Distributions Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
International Distributions Services beats Wincanton on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get International Distributions Services News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IDS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IDS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip ChartThis chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Skip Chart
International Distributions Services Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools