Analyzing Howden Joinery (OTCMKTS:HWDJY) and Hamilton Beach Brands (NYSE:HBB)

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Howden Joinery and Hamilton Beach Brands”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Howden Joinery	$2.97 billion	2.41	$318.58 million	N/A	N/A
Hamilton Beach Brands	$654.69 million	0.38	$30.76 million	$2.44	7.44

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Howden Joinery	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hamilton Beach Brands	5.11%	21.59%	8.37%

Dividends

Howden Joinery pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Hamilton Beach Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Hamilton Beach Brands pays out 19.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hamilton Beach Brands has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

50.6% of Hamilton Beach Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.7% of Hamilton Beach Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Howden Joinery and Hamilton Beach Brands, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Howden Joinery	0	1	0	0	2.00
Hamilton Beach Brands	0	0	0	0	0.00

About Howden Joinery

Howden Joinery Group Plc supplies various kitchen, joinery, and hardware products in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, and the Republic of Ireland. The company's product portfolio 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. Howden Joinery Group Plc 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, coffee makers, food processors, indoor electric grills, irons, juicers, mixers, slow cookers, toasters, and toaster ovens. The company also provides consumer products under the Hamilton Beach and Proctor Silex brands; products under the Hamilton Beach Professional in the premium market; farm-to-table and field-to-table food processing equipment under the Weston brand; countertop appliances under the Wolf Gourmet brand; garment care products under the CHI brand; cocktail delivery system under the Bartesian brand; air purifiers under the Clorox and TrueAir brands; and water filtration systems under the Brita brand. In addition, it offers injection care management system under the Hamilton Beach Health brand; and commercial products under the Hamilton Beach Commercial and the Proctor Silex Commercial brands, as well as 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, fast food chains, bars, hotels, and other retail outlets. Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia.