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 dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation and earnings.

Does the media prefer GFRD or KLR?

In the previous week, Galliford Try and Galliford Try both had 3 articles in the media. Galliford Try's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Keller Group's score of 0.25 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Keller Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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%

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer GFRD or KLR?

Keller Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,750, suggesting a potential upside of 16.20%. Given Keller Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

Which has more volatility and 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.

Is GFRD or KLR more profitable?

Keller Group has a net margin of 4.21% compared to Galliford Try's net margin of 2.04%. Galliford Try's return on equity of 30.04% beat Keller Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Galliford Try	2.04%	30.04%	2.22%
Keller Group	4.21%	24.19%	7.80%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	£1.77B	0.21	£36.20M	£0.35	1,048.57
Keller Group	£2.99B	0.36	£125.70M	£1.70	885.88

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 4.4%. Keller Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Galliford Try pays out 4,571.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Keller Group pays out 2,823.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Keller Group beats Galliford Try on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.