Galliford Try (GFRD) Competitors

Galliford Try (LON:GFRD) and Keller Group (LON:KLR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and dividends.

Do analysts rate GFRD or KLR?

Keller Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,750, indicating a potential upside of 26.81%. Given Keller Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Keller Group is more favorable than Galliford Try.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Galliford Try	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Keller Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is GFRD or KLR a better dividend stock?

Galliford Try pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Keller Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Galliford Try pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Keller Group pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the media prefer GFRD or KLR?

In the previous week, Keller Group had 2 more articles in the media than Galliford Try. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Keller Group and 0 mentions for Galliford Try. Keller Group's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Galliford Try's score of 0.00 indicating that Keller Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Galliford Try	Neutral
Keller Group	Positive

Is GFRD or KLR more profitable?

Keller Group has a net margin of 4.20% compared to Galliford Try's net margin of 2.04%. Galliford Try's return on equity of 32.22% beat Keller Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Galliford Try	2.04%	32.22%	2.22%
Keller Group	4.20%	23.55%	7.80%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GFRD or KLR?

65.1% of Galliford Try shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Keller Group shares are held by institutional investors. 7.7% of Galliford Try shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Keller Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GFRD or KLR?

Galliford Try received 48 more outperform votes than Keller Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.33% of users gave Galliford Try an outperform vote while only 63.07% of users gave Keller Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Galliford Try	Outperform Votes 311 71.33%	Underperform Votes 125 28.67%
Keller Group	Outperform Votes 263 63.07%	Underperform Votes 154 36.93%

Which has more volatility & risk, GFRD or KLR?

Galliford Try has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keller Group has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, GFRD or KLR?

Keller Group has higher revenue and earnings than Galliford Try. Keller Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Galliford Try, 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
Galliford Try	£1.69B	0.21	£34.53M	£34.46	10.30
Keller Group	£3.01B	0.33	£126.69M	£172.83	7.98

Summary

Keller Group beats Galliford Try on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.