HLN vs. SGE, SN, WHR, ANP, CLX, TPX, PNPL, LEG, ULVR, and BXP
Should you be buying Haleon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Haleon include The Sage Group (SGE), Smith & Nephew (SN), Warehouse REIT (WHR), Anpario (ANP), Calnex Solutions (CLX), TPXimpact (TPX), Pineapple Power (PNPL), Legendary Investments (LEG), Unilever (ULVR), and Beximco Pharmaceuticals (BXP).
Haleon vs.
Haleon (LON:HLN) and The Sage Group (LON:SGE) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, community ranking, profitability and institutional ownership.
Haleon pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. The Sage Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Haleon pays out 50.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Sage Group pays out 77.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
43.9% of Haleon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of The Sage Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.7% of Haleon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of The Sage Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Haleon has higher revenue and earnings than The Sage Group. Haleon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Sage Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Haleon's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Sage Group'saverage media sentiment score.
Haleon has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Sage Group has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Haleon presently has a consensus price target of GBX 457, indicating a potential upside of 19.90%. The Sage Group has a consensus price target of GBX 3,446.67, indicating a potential upside of 194.65%. Given The Sage Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Sage Group is more favorable than Haleon.
The Sage Group received 514 more outperform votes than Haleon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 44.96% of users gave The Sage Group an outperform vote while only 31.58% of users gave Haleon an outperform vote.
The Sage Group has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Haleon's net margin of 9.66%. The Sage Group's return on equity of 24.48% beat Haleon's return on equity.
Summary
The Sage Group beats Haleon on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:HLN) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
