Hill & Smith (HILS) Competitors

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

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, 76.00% of users gave Babcock International Group an outperform vote while only 70.50% of users gave Hill & Smith an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Babcock International Group	Outperform Votes 836 76.00%	Underperform Votes 264 24.00%
Hill & Smith	Outperform Votes 325 70.50%	Underperform Votes 136 29.50%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 43.29% beat Hill & Smith's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Babcock International Group	3.77%	43.29%	4.47%
Hill & Smith	9.23%	17.73%	10.01%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BAB or HILS?

Babcock International Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hill & Smith. Babcock International Group 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
Babcock International Group	£4.39B	0.58	£165.70M	£0.32	1,573.44
Hill & Smith	£831.70M	1.83	£76.80M	£0.94	2,010.64

Do analysts recommend BAB or HILS?

Babcock International Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 616.67, suggesting a potential upside of 22.48%. Hill & Smith has a consensus price target of GBX 2,350, suggesting a potential upside of 24.34%. Given Hill & Smith's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Hill & Smith	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, BAB or HILS?

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

Does the media prefer BAB or HILS?

In the previous week, Hill & Smith had 1 more articles in the media than Babcock International Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hill & Smith and 0 mentions for Babcock International Group. Babcock International Group's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Hill & Smith's score of -0.91 indicating that Babcock International Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Babcock International Group	Positive
Hill & Smith	Negative

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 1.0%. Hill & Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 45 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Babcock International Group pays out 1,562.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hill & Smith pays out 4,787.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Hill & Smith beats Babcock International Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.