Hill & Smith (HILS) Competitors

Babcock International Group (LON:BAB) and Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Is BAB or HILS more profitable?

Hill & Smith has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Babcock International Group's net margin of 3.77%. Babcock International Group's return on equity of 44.68% beat Hill & Smith's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Babcock International Group	3.77%	44.68%	4.47%
Hill & Smith	9.23%	17.39%	10.01%

Is BAB or HILS a better dividend stock?

Babcock International Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Hill & Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 45 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Babcock International Group pays out 15.1% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BAB or HILS?

Babcock International Group received 511 more outperform votes than Hill & Smith when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.02% of users gave Babcock International Group an outperform vote while only 70.56% of users gave Hill & Smith an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Babcock International Group	Outperform Votes 837 76.02%	Underperform Votes 264 23.98%
Hill & Smith	Outperform Votes 326 70.56%	Underperform Votes 136 29.44%

Which has better valuation and earnings, BAB or HILS?

Babcock International Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hill & Smith. Hill & Smith is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Babcock International Group, 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
Babcock International Group	£4.37B	0.84	£165.10M	£33.05	22.29
Hill & Smith	£834.58M	1.86	£77.07M	£95.13	20.20

Does the media favor BAB or HILS?

In the previous week, Babcock International Group and Babcock International Group both had 4 articles in the media. Babcock International Group's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Hill & Smith's score of 0.73 indicating that Babcock International Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Babcock International Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hill & Smith	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, BAB or HILS?

Babcock International Group has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hill & Smith has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BAB or HILS?

Babcock International Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 687.50, suggesting a potential downside of 6.65%. Hill & Smith has a consensus price target of GBX 2,500, suggesting a potential upside of 30.07%. Given Hill & Smith's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hill & Smith is more favorable than Babcock International Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Babcock International Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Hill & Smith	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BAB or HILS?

77.0% of Babcock International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.9% of Hill & Smith shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Babcock International Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Hill & Smith shares are owned 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.

Summary

Babcock International Group beats Hill & Smith on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.