Kier Group (KIE) Competitors

Morgan Sindall Group (LON:MGNS) and Kier Group (LON:KIE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MGNS or KIE?

64.7% of Morgan Sindall Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of Kier Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of Morgan Sindall Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Kier Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, MGNS or KIE?

Morgan Sindall Group has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kier Group has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MGNS or KIE?

Morgan Sindall Group has higher revenue and earnings than Kier Group. Morgan Sindall Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kier Group, 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
Morgan Sindall Group	£4.46B	0.37	£125.92M	£265.68	13.06
Kier Group	£3.92B	0.14	£42.84M	£9.93	13.23

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MGNS or KIE?

Kier Group received 212 more outperform votes than Morgan Sindall Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.38% of users gave Kier Group an outperform vote while only 75.26% of users gave Morgan Sindall Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Morgan Sindall Group	Outperform Votes 356 75.26%	Underperform Votes 117 24.74%
Kier Group	Outperform Votes 568 81.38%	Underperform Votes 130 18.62%

Is MGNS or KIE a better dividend stock?

Morgan Sindall Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 120 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Kier Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Morgan Sindall Group pays out 45.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kier Group pays out 50.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts prefer MGNS or KIE?

Kier Group has a consensus price target of GBX 210, suggesting a potential upside of 59.82%. Given Kier Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kier Group is more favorable than Morgan Sindall Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Morgan Sindall Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Kier Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is MGNS or KIE more profitable?

Morgan Sindall Group has a net margin of 2.82% compared to Kier Group's net margin of 1.09%. Morgan Sindall Group's return on equity of 21.60% beat Kier Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Morgan Sindall Group	2.82%	21.60%	4.46%
Kier Group	1.09%	8.23%	2.18%

Does the media refer more to MGNS or KIE?

In the previous week, Kier Group's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Morgan Sindall Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Kier Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Morgan Sindall Group	Neutral
Kier Group	Neutral

Summary

Morgan Sindall Group beats Kier Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.