Babcock International Group (BAB) Competitors GBX 495.56 -4.24 (-0.85%) (As of 12/20/2024 12:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades BAB vs. BBY, MGNS, HILS, KLR, RNWH, KIE, GFRD, COST, PTSG, and SFRShould 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), Costain Group (COST), Premier Technical Services Group (PTSG), and Severfield (SFR). These companies are all part of the "engineering & construction" industry. Babcock International Group vs. Balfour Beatty Morgan Sindall Group Hill & Smith Keller Group Renew Kier Group Galliford Try Costain Group Premier Technical Services Group Severfield Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) and Babcock International Group (LON:BAB) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation and risk. Do analysts rate BBY or BAB? Balfour Beatty currently has a consensus price target of GBX 525, suggesting a potential upside of 17.72%. Babcock International Group has a consensus price target of GBX 616.67, suggesting a potential upside of 24.44%. Given Babcock International Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Babcock International Group is more favorable than Balfour Beatty.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Balfour Beatty 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Babcock International Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has more risk and volatility, BBY or BAB? Balfour Beatty has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Babcock International Group has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in BBY or BAB? 61.7% of Balfour Beatty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Babcock International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Balfour Beatty shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Babcock International Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is BBY or BAB more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Balfour Beatty2.85% 18.81% 1.63% Babcock International Group 3.77%43.29%4.47% Does the media refer more to BBY or BAB? In the previous week, Balfour Beatty had 2 more articles in the media than Babcock International Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Balfour Beatty and 1 mentions for Babcock International Group. Babcock International Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Balfour Beatty's score of 0.00 indicating that Babcock International Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Balfour Beatty 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Babcock International Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, BBY or BAB? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBalfour Beatty£8.07B0.28£230M£0.421,061.82Babcock International Group£4.39B0.57£165.70M£0.321,548.63 Is BBY or BAB a better dividend stock? Balfour Beatty pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Babcock International Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. 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. 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BBY or BAB? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBalfour BeattyOutperform Votes64765.49% Underperform Votes34134.51% Babcock International GroupOutperform Votes83676.00% Underperform Votes26424.00% SummaryBabcock International Group beats Balfour Beatty on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTIWhy I'm telling friends to avoid gold stocksBack in November, gold made a tiny move of 1.6%. But according to my backtesting by using a special type of gold trade, I would have seen a 141% gain in just a week. It happened again in March. Gold nudged up 1.2%. This time? A 104% overnight gain. And in June? A 1% gold move turned into a 74% gain in two weeks. Granted, there would have been smaller wins and those that did not work out, but you see, there's a reason I'm telling all my friends to hold off from buying gold or regular gold stocks right now. There's a more lucrative way to play the gold market as we enter a new breakout period. It's all about catching what I call "Acceleration Cycles."And if you’d like to get your hands on this, here you go, the complete breakdown. Get Babcock International Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BAB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This 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 BAB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBabcock International GroupEngineering & Construction IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£2.51B£2.01B£4.37B£1.71BDividend Yield1.04%3.58%4.08%11.01%P/E Ratio1,548.63368.69370.821,661.10Price / Sales0.5735.60445.74351,737.49Price / Cash1.2913.3428.7838.50Price / Book6.442.333.282.83Net Income£165.70M£75.80M£189.87M£150.98M7 Day Performance-1.77%-1.59%-1.12%-1.81%1 Month Performance-5.16%-1.59%-0.13%16.13%1 Year Performance25.46%67.93%25.47%27.27% Babcock International Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BABBabcock International Group1.1426 of 5 starsGBX 495.56-0.8%GBX 616.67+24.4%+23.8%£2.51B£4.39B1,548.6326,115BBYBalfour Beatty0.9491 of 5 starsGBX 456.24-0.2%GBX 525+15.1%+35.1%£2.32B£8.07B1,088.10105,000News CoverageMGNSMorgan Sindall Group1.131 of 5 starsGBX 3,835+0.5%GBX 3,000-21.8%+76.1%£1.79B£4.40B1,456.117,700News CoverageGap DownHILSHill & Smith1.1315 of 5 starsGBX 1,944-0.8%GBX 2,350+20.9%-0.6%£1.56B£831.70M2,085.114,336KLRKeller GroupN/AGBX 1,526+0.3%GBX 1,750+14.7%+67.1%£1.10B£2.99B895.299,500Gap UpRNWHRenew2.3948 of 5 starsGBX 968-0.4%GBX 1,250+29.1%+11.6%£766.08M£995.64M1,567.744,361News CoverageKIEKier Group3.2312 of 5 starsGBX 151.20+0.5%GBX 210+38.9%+32.6%£666.38M£3.91B1,367.2710,286Gap DownGFRDGalliford TryN/AGBX 377+1.9%N/A+67.8%£377.75M£1.77B1,054.293,922News CoveragePositive NewsCOSTCostain Group0.3606 of 5 starsGBX 108.50-1.4%GBX 105-3.2%+68.0%£295.47M£1.31B1,000.003,270News CoveragePTSGPremier Technical Services GroupN/AGBX 210flatN/AN/A£265.16M£69.10M75.00850SFRSeverfieldN/AGBX 52.60-4.0%N/A-16.1%£158.03M£463.46M1,080.001,900News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Balfour Beatty Alternatives Morgan Sindall Group Alternatives Hill & Smith Alternatives Keller Group Alternatives Renew Alternatives Kier Group Alternatives Galliford Try Alternatives Costain Group Alternatives Premier Technical Services Group Alternatives Severfield Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:BAB) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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