KLR vs. BAB, BBY, MGNS, HILS, RNWH, KIE, GFRD, COST, PTSG, and CTO
Should 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 TClarke (CTO). These companies are all part of the "engineering & construction" industry.
Keller Group vs.
Keller Group (LON:KLR) and Babcock International Group (LON:BAB) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.
Babcock International Group received 574 more outperform votes than Keller Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.02% of users gave Babcock International Group an outperform vote while only 63.07% of users gave Keller Group an outperform vote.
Keller Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Babcock International Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Keller Group pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Babcock International Group pays out 15.1% 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.
Keller Group has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Babcock International Group has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.
96.8% of Keller Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Babcock International Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Keller Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Babcock International Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Keller Group has a net margin of 4.20% compared to Babcock International Group's net margin of 3.77%. Babcock International Group's return on equity of 44.68% beat Keller Group's return on equity.
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.
Keller Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,750, suggesting a potential upside of 25.30%. Babcock International Group has a consensus target price of GBX 687.50, suggesting a potential downside of 7.84%. Given Keller Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Keller Group is more favorable than Babcock International Group.
In the previous week, Babcock International Group had 3 more articles in the media than Keller Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Babcock International Group and 3 mentions for Keller Group. Keller Group's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Babcock International Group's score of 0.75 indicating that Keller Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Keller Group and Babcock International Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:KLR) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
