Halma (HLMA) Competitors

Halma (LON:HLMA) and Jardine Matheson (LON:JAR) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, HLMA or JAR?

Halma has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jardine Matheson has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer HLMA or JAR?

In the previous week, Halma had 1 more articles in the media than Jardine Matheson. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Halma and 1 mentions for Jardine Matheson. Halma's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Jardine Matheson's score of 0.07 indicating that Halma is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Halma	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Jardine Matheson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer HLMA or JAR?

Halma presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,650, suggesting a potential downside of 16.98%. Given Halma's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Halma is more favorable than Jardine Matheson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Halma	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Jardine Matheson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is HLMA or JAR a better dividend stock?

Halma pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Jardine Matheson pays an annual dividend of GBX 225 per share and has a dividend yield of 459.2%. Halma pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jardine Matheson pays out 51,420.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HLMA or JAR?

55.6% of Halma shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of Jardine Matheson shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Halma shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.4% of Jardine Matheson shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HLMA or JAR?

Jardine Matheson has higher revenue and earnings than Halma. Halma is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jardine Matheson, 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
Halma	£2.03B	5.92	£268.37M	£71.48	44.65
Jardine Matheson	£2.28T	0.00	£5.21B	£0.44	111.98

Is HLMA or JAR more profitable?

Halma has a net margin of 13.21% compared to Jardine Matheson's net margin of 0.23%. Halma's return on equity of 15.87% beat Jardine Matheson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Halma	13.21%	15.87%	8.13%
Jardine Matheson	0.23%	0.28%	2.53%

Summary

Halma beats Jardine Matheson on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.