Bodycote (BOY) Competitors GBX 587.50 -7.50 (-1.26%) As of 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BOY vs. COB, BUR, BCG, TRST, DFS, MCB, SHG, FIF, IES, and RMShould you be buying Bodycote stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bodycote include Cobham (COB), Burford Capital (BUR), Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG), Trustpilot Group (TRST), DFS Furniture (DFS), McBride (MCB), Shanta Gold (SHG), Finsbury Food Group (FIF), Invinity Energy Systems (IES), and RM (RM). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Bodycote vs. Its Competitors Cobham Burford Capital Baltic Classifieds Group Trustpilot Group DFS Furniture McBride Shanta Gold Finsbury Food Group Invinity Energy Systems RM Cobham (LON:COB) and Bodycote (LON:BOY) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability. Do analysts rate COB or BOY? Bodycote has a consensus price target of GBX 756.67, suggesting a potential upside of 28.79%. Given Bodycote's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bodycote is more favorable than Cobham.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cobham 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Bodycote 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has higher valuation & earnings, COB or BOY? Bodycote has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cobham. Cobham is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bodycote, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCobham£1.97B0.00N/A-£1.90N/ABodycote£739.54M1.42£59.25M£33.2317.68 Is COB or BOY more profitable? Bodycote has a net margin of 8.01% compared to Cobham's net margin of 0.00%. Bodycote's return on equity of 8.14% beat Cobham's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CobhamN/A N/A N/A Bodycote 8.01%8.14%6.41% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in COB or BOY? 77.7% of Bodycote shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Bodycote shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to COB or BOY? In the previous week, Cobham had 2 more articles in the media than Bodycote. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Cobham and 1 mentions for Bodycote. Bodycote's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Cobham's score of -0.38 indicating that Bodycote is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cobham 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Bodycote 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBodycote beats Cobham on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bodycote News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BOY 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 BOY 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 BOY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBodycoteSpecialty Industrial Machinery IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.05B£6.13B£7.53B£3.00BDividend Yield3.45%2.74%4.55%5.02%P/E Ratio17.6815.9825.21169.74Price / Sales1.42262.21111.46285,731.24Price / Cash31.059.3327.4627.97Price / Book1.494.234.384.61Net Income£59.25M£298.37M£797.00M£5.90B7 Day Performance-1.59%0.17%0.51%2.60%1 Month Performance4.07%1.12%5.08%8.73%1 Year Performance-18.97%10.70%26.63%64.80% Bodycote Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BOYBodycote2.9177 of 5 starsGBX 587.50-1.3%GBX 756.67+28.8%-16.3%£1.05B£739.54M17.684,833News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCOBCobhamN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.96B£1.97B-86.5810,898BURBurford Capital2.6725 of 5 starsGBX 1,041-1.0%GBX 1,600+53.7%+0.3%£2.87B£299.55M18.62140News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBCGBaltic Classifieds Group0.4147 of 5 starsGBX 367-1.2%GBX 350-4.6%+34.8%£2.10B£92.71M55.01130Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeTRSTTrustpilot Group0.8084 of 5 starsGBX 272.80+8.0%GBX 310+13.6%+15.7%£1.43B£222.55M90.43820News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeDFSDFS Furniture3.0397 of 5 starsGBX 166+0.6%GBX 233+40.4%+47.8%£382.54M£964.48M-88.8920,200MCBMcBrideN/AGBX 152.60-3.7%N/A+7.3%£261.58M£930.83M7.80240Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeSHGShanta GoldN/AN/AN/AN/A£154.98M£150.50M1,476.00190High Trading VolumeFIFFinsbury Food GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£143.42M£413.74M1,375.00206IESInvinity Energy Systems2.4274 of 5 starsGBX 26.55-5.2%GBX 40+50.7%+19.0%£116.12M£15.88M-3.06140News CoverageGap DownRMRMN/AGBX 95.50+2.1%N/A+16.4%£80.67M£189.50M-1.741,990Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies COB Competitors BUR Competitors BCG Competitors TRST Competitors DFS Competitors MCB Competitors SHG Competitors FIF Competitors IES Competitors RM Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:BOY) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredSpecial gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850%In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. 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