GFRD vs. KLR, KIE, RNWH, COST, PTSG, SFR, CTO, BILN, SMJ, and HERC
Should you be buying Galliford Try stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Galliford Try include Keller Group (KLR), Kier Group (KIE), Renew (RNWH), Costain Group (COST), Premier Technical Services Group (PTSG), Severfield (SFR), TClarke (CTO), Billington (BILN), J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC (SMJ), and Hercules Site Services (HERC). These companies are all part of the "engineering & construction" industry.
Galliford Try vs.
Galliford Try (LON:GFRD) and Keller Group (LON:KLR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.
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 company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Keller Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Galliford Try had 2 more articles in the media than Keller Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Galliford Try and 0 mentions for Keller Group. Keller Group's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Galliford Try's score of 0.75 indicating that Keller Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Galliford Try pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Keller Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. 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.
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.
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.
Galliford Try has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keller Group has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Keller Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,750, indicating a potential upside of 29.82%. Given Keller Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Keller Group is more favorable than Galliford Try.
Summary
Keller Group beats Galliford Try on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:GFRD) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff