Samuel Heath & Sons (HSM) Competitors

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

Is HSM or TON a better dividend stock?

Samuel Heath & Sons pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Titon pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. 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 pays out -1,111.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HSM or TON?

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 60.85% of users gave Titon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Samuel Heath & Sons	Outperform Votes 87 65.91%	Underperform Votes 45 34.09%
Titon	Outperform Votes 115 60.85%	Underperform Votes 74 39.15%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HSM or TON?

Samuel Heath & Sons has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Samuel Heath & Sons	£15.24M	0.68	£1.31M	£0.30	1,366.67
Titon	£19.36M	0.46	N/A	-£0.09	-888.89

Does the media prefer HSM or TON?

In the previous week, Titon had 2 more articles in the media than Samuel Heath & Sons. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Titon and 0 mentions for Samuel Heath & Sons. Titon's average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat Samuel Heath & Sons' score of 0.00 indicating that Titon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Samuel Heath & Sons	Neutral
Titon	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in HSM or TON?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, HSM or TON?

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

Is HSM or TON 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
Samuel Heath & Sons	5.04%	6.57%	3.54%
Titon	-5.06%	-8.27%	-2.67%

Summary

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