Jardine Matheson (JAR) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	5.01	£268.37M	£71.48	37.77
Jardine Matheson	£2.28T	0.00	£5.21B	£0.44	95.94

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HLMA or JAR?

Halma received 324 more outperform votes than Jardine Matheson when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.75% of users gave Jardine Matheson an outperform vote while only 56.71% of users gave Halma an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Halma	Outperform Votes 414 56.71%	Underperform Votes 316 43.29%
Jardine Matheson	Outperform Votes 90 64.75%	Underperform Votes 49 35.25%

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%

Do analysts recommend HLMA or JAR?

Halma currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,566.67, indicating a potential downside of 4.94%. Given Halma's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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)	4 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

Which has more volatility & risk, HLMA or JAR?

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

Does the media refer more to HLMA or JAR?

In the previous week, Halma had 1 more articles in the media than Jardine Matheson. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Halma and 0 mentions for Jardine Matheson. Halma's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Jardine Matheson'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Halma	Neutral
Jardine Matheson	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HLMA or JAR?

55.6% of Halma shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of Jardine Matheson shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Halma shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.4% of Jardine Matheson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is HLMA or JAR a better dividend stock?

Halma pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Jardine Matheson pays an annual dividend of GBX 225 per share and has a dividend yield of 536.0%. 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.

Summary

Halma beats Jardine Matheson on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.