Hercules Site Services (HERC) Competitors

Severfield (LON:SFR) and Hercules Site Services (LON:HERC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Is SFR or HERC a better dividend stock?

Severfield pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Hercules Site Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Severfield pays out 76.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hercules Site Services pays out 209.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Severfield is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to SFR or HERC?

In the previous week, Severfield and Severfield both had 2 articles in the media. Severfield's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Hercules Site Services' score of -0.03 indicating that Severfield is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Severfield	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hercules Site Services	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, SFR or HERC?

Severfield has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hercules Site Services has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SFR or HERC?

Severfield has higher revenue and earnings than Hercules Site Services. Severfield is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hercules Site Services, 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
Severfield	£444.13M	0.22	£15.24M	£5.25	6.23
Hercules Site Services	£124.25M	0.28	£798.97K	£0.95	44.07

Is SFR or HERC more profitable?

Severfield has a net margin of 3.43% compared to Hercules Site Services' net margin of 0.64%. Severfield's return on equity of 7.24% beat Hercules Site Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Severfield	3.43%	7.24%	4.69%
Hercules Site Services	0.64%	6.17%	4.33%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SFR or HERC?

66.9% of Severfield shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.9% of Hercules Site Services shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Severfield shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 67.2% of Hercules Site Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Severfield beats Hercules Site Services on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.