Keller Group (KLR) Competitors GBX 1,468 -8.00 (-0.54%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades KLR vs. BAB, BBY, MGNS, HILS, RNWH, KIE, GFRD, COST, PTSG, and SFRShould you be buying Keller Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Keller Group include Babcock International Group (BAB), Balfour Beatty (BBY), Morgan Sindall Group (MGNS), Hill & Smith (HILS), Renew (RNWH), Kier Group (KIE), Galliford Try (GFRD), Costain Group (COST), Premier Technical Services Group (PTSG), and Severfield (SFR). These companies are all part of the "engineering & construction" industry. Keller Group vs. Babcock International Group Balfour Beatty Morgan Sindall Group Hill & Smith Renew Kier Group Galliford Try Costain Group Premier Technical Services Group Severfield Babcock International Group (LON:BAB) and Keller Group (LON:KLR) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend BAB or KLR? Babcock International Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 616.67, indicating a potential upside of 21.03%. Keller Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,750, indicating a potential upside of 19.21%. Given Babcock International Group's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Babcock International Group is more favorable than Keller Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Babcock International Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Keller Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor BAB or KLR? In the previous week, Babcock International Group had 12 more articles in the media than Keller Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Babcock International Group and 3 mentions for Keller Group. Babcock International Group's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Keller Group's score of 0.25 indicating that Babcock International Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Babcock International Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Keller Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor BAB or KLR? Babcock International Group received 573 more outperform votes than Keller Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.00% of users gave Babcock International Group an outperform vote while only 63.07% of users gave Keller Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBabcock International GroupOutperform Votes83676.00% Underperform Votes26424.00% Keller GroupOutperform Votes26363.07% Underperform Votes15436.93% Is BAB or KLR more profitable? Keller Group has a net margin of 4.21% compared to Babcock International Group's net margin of 3.77%. Babcock International Group's return on equity of 43.29% beat Keller Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Babcock International Group3.77% 43.29% 4.47% Keller Group 4.21%24.19%7.80% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BAB or KLR? 77.0% of Babcock International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Keller Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Babcock International Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Keller Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BAB or KLR? Babcock International Group has higher revenue and earnings than Keller Group. Keller Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Babcock International Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBabcock International Group£4.39B0.59£165.70M£0.321,592.19Keller Group£2.99B0.35£125.70M£1.70863.53 Which has more risk and volatility, BAB or KLR? Babcock International Group has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keller Group has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BAB or KLR a better dividend stock? Babcock International Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Keller Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Babcock International Group pays out 1,562.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Keller Group pays out 2,823.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SummaryBabcock International Group beats Keller Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad ReticulateThere is a little known company that is changing warfareWith geo - political instability around the world investors are flocking to defense contract stocks. There is a little known company that is changing warfare. With the backing of U.S. government contracts, this startup is reshaping the future of the U.S. military.Click here to gain instant access to one of the most exclusive pre-ipo opportunities in the market t Get Keller Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KLR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KLR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKeller GroupEngineering & Construction IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.06B£1.87B£4.42B£1.62BDividend Yield2.88%3.62%4.13%6.87%P/E Ratio863.53350.69423.931,749.80Price / Sales0.3543.06509.79248,256.00Price / Cash6.3313.5029.8427.37Price / Book1.922.453.432.83Net Income£125.70M£69.59M£195.04M£158.06M7 Day Performance-8.48%-0.54%-0.88%-0.63%1 Month Performance-12.62%-0.95%-1.09%3.32%1 Year Performance74.76%71.18%27.58%123.70% Keller Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KLRKeller Group1.6298 of 5 starsGBX 1,468-0.5%GBX 1,750+19.2%+77.7%£1.06B£2.99B863.539,500News CoverageBABBabcock International Group1.4436 of 5 starsGBX 509.50-0.1%N/A+28.9%£2.58B£4.39B1,592.1926,115Dividend CutAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageBBYBalfour Beatty2.7529 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£2.24B£8.07B1,048.57105,000MGNSMorgan Sindall Group1.6999 of 5 starsGBX 3,865+1.4%N/A+90.9%£1.81B£4.40B1,475.197,700Positive NewsGap DownHILSHill & SmithN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.74B£831.70M2,303.194,336Positive NewsRNWHRenew1.1933 of 5 starsGBX 1,060-2.8%N/A+36.8%£838.88M£995.64M1,709.684,361Dividend IncreaseKIEKier Group2.9447 of 5 starsGBX 152.20+1.1%N/A+44.4%£670.79M£3.91B1,383.6410,286News CoverageGap UpGFRDGalliford TryN/AGBX 384+1.9%N/A+63.8%£384.77M£1.77B1,097.143,922Positive NewsCOSTCostain Group0.334 of 5 starsGBX 105.50+1.0%N/A+101.3%£287.30M£1.31B959.093,270Gap DownPTSGPremier Technical Services GroupN/AGBX 210flatN/A+0.0%£265.16M£69.10M75.00850SFRSeverfieldN/AGBX 87.40-1.1%N/A+34.5%£262.58M£463.46M1,748.001,900Dividend Cut Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BAB Alternatives BBY Alternatives MGNS Alternatives HILS Alternatives RNWH Alternatives KIE Alternatives GFRD Alternatives COST Alternatives PTSG Alternatives SFR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:KLR) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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