BAB vs. BBY, MGNS, HILS, KLR, RNWH, KIE, GFRD, PTSG, COST, and SFR
Should you be buying Babcock International Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Babcock International Group include Balfour Beatty (BBY), Morgan Sindall Group (MGNS), Hill & Smith (HILS), Keller Group (KLR), Renew (RNWH), Kier Group (KIE), Galliford Try (GFRD), Premier Technical Services Group (PTSG), Costain Group (COST), and Severfield (SFR). These companies are all part of the "engineering & construction" industry.
Babcock International Group vs.
Babcock International Group (LON:BAB) and Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Babcock International Group has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Balfour Beatty has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Balfour Beatty has higher revenue and earnings than Babcock International Group. Balfour Beatty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Babcock International Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Balfour Beatty had 5 more articles in the media than Babcock International Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Balfour Beatty and 0 mentions for Babcock International Group. Babcock International Group's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Balfour Beatty's score of 0.29 indicating that Babcock International Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Babcock International Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 616.67, indicating a potential upside of 23.78%. Balfour Beatty has a consensus price target of GBX 525, indicating a potential upside of 18.93%. Given Babcock International Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Babcock International Group is more favorable than Balfour Beatty.
Babcock International Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Balfour Beatty pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Babcock International Group pays out 1,562.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Balfour Beatty pays out 2,857.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
77.0% of Babcock International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of Balfour Beatty shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Babcock International Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Balfour Beatty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Babcock International Group has a net margin of 3.77% compared to Balfour Beatty's net margin of 2.85%. Babcock International Group's return on equity of 43.29% beat Balfour Beatty's return on equity.
Babcock International Group received 189 more outperform votes than Balfour Beatty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.00% of users gave Babcock International Group an outperform vote while only 65.49% of users gave Balfour Beatty an outperform vote.
Summary
Babcock International Group beats Balfour Beatty on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:BAB) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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