Chemring Group (CHG) Competitors

QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) and Chemring Group (LON:CHG) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking and dividends.

Is QQ or CHG more profitable?

QinetiQ Group has a net margin of 7.03% compared to Chemring Group's net margin of 0.64%. QinetiQ Group's return on equity of 14.98% beat Chemring Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QinetiQ Group	7.03%	14.98%	6.47%
Chemring Group	0.64%	0.88%	7.03%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in QQ or CHG?

59.5% of QinetiQ Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 114.2% of Chemring Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of QinetiQ Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Chemring Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to QQ or CHG?

In the previous week, Chemring Group had 2 more articles in the media than QinetiQ Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Chemring Group and 1 mentions for QinetiQ Group. QinetiQ Group's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Chemring Group's score of 0.83 indicating that QinetiQ Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
QinetiQ Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chemring Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is QQ or CHG a better dividend stock?

QinetiQ Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Chemring Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. QinetiQ Group pays out 33.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chemring Group pays out 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. QinetiQ Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor QQ or CHG?

Chemring Group received 11 more outperform votes than QinetiQ Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.53% of users gave Chemring Group an outperform vote while only 54.47% of users gave QinetiQ Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
QinetiQ Group	Outperform Votes 384 54.47%	Underperform Votes 321 45.53%
Chemring Group	Outperform Votes 395 61.53%	Underperform Votes 247 38.47%

Do analysts recommend QQ or CHG?

QinetiQ Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 533.75, suggesting a potential upside of 34.72%. Chemring Group has a consensus price target of GBX 429.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.85%. Given QinetiQ Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe QinetiQ Group is more favorable than Chemring Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QinetiQ Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Chemring Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has better earnings & valuation, QQ or CHG?

QinetiQ Group has higher revenue and earnings than Chemring Group. QinetiQ Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chemring Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QinetiQ Group	£1.89B	1.16	£132.62M	£24.15	16.41
Chemring Group	£340.84M	3.03	£2.18M	£0.82	470.16

Which has more risk & volatility, QQ or CHG?

QinetiQ Group has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chemring Group has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

QinetiQ Group beats Chemring Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.