Samuel Heath & Sons (HSM) Competitors

Titon (LON:TON) and Samuel Heath & Sons (LON:HSM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the media prefer TON or HSM?

In the previous week, Samuel Heath & Sons had 1 more articles in the media than Titon. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Samuel Heath & Sons and 0 mentions for Titon. Titon's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Samuel Heath & Sons' score of -2.00 indicating that Titon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Titon	Neutral
Samuel Heath & Sons	Very Negative

Is TON or HSM more profitable?

Samuel Heath & Sons has a net margin of 5.04% compared to Titon's net margin of -5.06%. Samuel Heath & Sons' return on equity of 6.57% beat Titon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Titon	-5.06%	-7.84%	-2.67%
Samuel Heath & Sons	5.04%	6.57%	3.54%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TON or HSM?

Titon received 28 more outperform votes than Samuel Heath & Sons when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.91% of users gave Samuel Heath & Sons an outperform vote while only 60.53% of users gave Titon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Titon	Outperform Votes 115 60.53%	Underperform Votes 75 39.47%
Samuel Heath & Sons	Outperform Votes 87 65.91%	Underperform Votes 45 34.09%

Which has more volatility & risk, TON or HSM?

Titon has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Samuel Heath & Sons has a beta of 0.04, indicating that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TON or HSM?

28.3% of Titon shares are owned by institutional investors. 63.7% of Titon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 93.5% of Samuel Heath & Sons shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TON or HSM?

Samuel Heath & Sons has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Titon. Titon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Samuel Heath & Sons, 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
Titon	£19.37M	0.44	-£980.29K	-£8.71	-8.61
Samuel Heath & Sons	£15.24M	0.00	£1.31M	£0.30	N/A

Is TON or HSM a better dividend stock?

Titon pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Samuel Heath & Sons pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share. Titon pays out -11.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Samuel Heath & Sons pays out 4,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Titon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Samuel Heath & Sons beats Titon on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.