Galliford Try (GFRD) Competitors

Galliford Try (LON:GFRD) and Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

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

65.1% of Galliford Try shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.9% of Hill & Smith shares are held by institutional investors. 7.7% of Galliford Try shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Hill & Smith shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer GFRD or HILS?

In the previous week, Galliford Try had 2 more articles in the media than Hill & Smith. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Galliford Try and 2 mentions for Hill & Smith. Galliford Try's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Hill & Smith's score of 0.15 indicating that Galliford Try is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Galliford Try	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hill & Smith	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is GFRD or HILS a better dividend stock?

Galliford Try pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Hill & Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 45 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Galliford Try pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hill & Smith pays out 47.3% 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. Galliford Try is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GFRD or HILS?

Hill & Smith has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Galliford Try. Galliford Try is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hill & Smith, 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	0.26	£34.53M	£34.46	13.05
Hill & Smith	£834.58M	1.86	£77.07M	£95.13	20.20

Which has more risk & volatility, GFRD or HILS?

Galliford Try has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hill & Smith has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend GFRD or HILS?

Galliford Try presently has a consensus target price of GBX 510, indicating a potential upside of 13.36%. Hill & Smith has a consensus target price of GBX 2,500, indicating a potential upside of 30.07%. Given Hill & Smith's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hill & Smith 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Hill & Smith	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is GFRD or HILS more profitable?

Hill & Smith has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Galliford Try's net margin of 2.04%. Galliford Try's return on equity of 32.22% beat Hill & Smith's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Galliford Try	2.04%	32.22%	2.22%
Hill & Smith	9.23%	17.39%	10.01%

Summary

Hill & Smith beats Galliford Try on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.