Samuel Heath & Sons (HSM) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, NTBR or HSM?

Northern Bear has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Samuel Heath & Sons has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, NTBR or HSM?

Samuel Heath & Sons has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Northern Bear. Northern Bear 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
Northern Bear	£55.17M	0.26	£1.30M	£9.49	10.94
Samuel Heath & Sons	£15.24M	0.58	£1.31M	£0.30	1,166.67

Is NTBR or HSM more profitable?

Samuel Heath & Sons has a net margin of 5.04% compared to Northern Bear's net margin of 2.36%. Northern Bear's return on equity of 7.46% beat Samuel Heath & Sons' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Bear	2.36%	7.46%	3.83%
Samuel Heath & Sons	5.04%	6.57%	3.54%

Does the media refer more to NTBR or HSM?

In the previous week, Northern Bear's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Samuel Heath & Sons'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern Bear	Neutral
Samuel Heath & Sons	Neutral

Is NTBR or HSM a better dividend stock?

Northern Bear pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Samuel Heath & Sons pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Northern Bear pays out 42.2% 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. Northern Bear is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Northern Bear beats Samuel Heath & Sons on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.