Morgan Sindall Group (MGNS) Competitors GBX 3,470 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04/17/2025 12:21 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MGNS vs. BAB, BBY, HILS, KLR, RNWH, KIE, GFRD, COST, PTSG, and CTOShould you be buying Morgan Sindall Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Morgan Sindall Group include Babcock International Group (BAB), Balfour Beatty (BBY), Hill & Smith (HILS), Keller Group (KLR), 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. Morgan Sindall Group vs. Babcock International Group Balfour Beatty Hill & Smith Keller Group Renew Kier Group Galliford Try Costain Group Premier Technical Services Group TClarke Babcock International Group (LON:BAB) and Morgan Sindall Group (LON:MGNS) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BAB or MGNS? 77.0% of Babcock International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of Morgan Sindall Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Babcock International Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of Morgan Sindall Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is BAB or MGNS more profitable? Babcock International Group has a net margin of 3.77% compared to Morgan Sindall Group's net margin of 2.82%. Babcock International Group's return on equity of 44.68% beat Morgan Sindall Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Babcock International Group3.77% 44.68% 4.47% Morgan Sindall Group 2.82%21.60%4.46% Which has better earnings and valuation, BAB or MGNS? Babcock International Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Morgan Sindall Group. Morgan Sindall 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£4.37B0.85£165.10M£33.0522.41Morgan Sindall Group£4.46B0.37£125.92M£265.6813.06 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BAB or MGNS? Babcock International Group received 481 more outperform votes than Morgan Sindall Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.02% of users gave Babcock International Group an outperform vote while only 75.26% of users gave Morgan Sindall Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBabcock International GroupOutperform Votes83776.02% Underperform Votes26423.98% Morgan Sindall GroupOutperform Votes35675.26% Underperform Votes11724.74% Do analysts rate BAB or MGNS? Babcock International Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 687.50, suggesting a potential downside of 7.16%. Given Babcock International Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Babcock International Group is more favorable than Morgan Sindall Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Babcock International Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Morgan Sindall Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is BAB or MGNS a better dividend stock? Babcock International Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Morgan Sindall Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 120 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Babcock International Group pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morgan Sindall Group pays out 45.2% 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. Which has more volatility and risk, BAB or MGNS? Babcock International Group has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Morgan Sindall Group has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor BAB or MGNS? In the previous week, Babcock International Group had 2 more articles in the media than Morgan Sindall Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Babcock International Group and 0 mentions for Morgan Sindall Group. Babcock International Group's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Morgan Sindall Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Babcock International Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Babcock International Group Neutral Morgan Sindall Group Neutral SummaryBabcock International Group beats Morgan Sindall Group on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Morgan Sindall Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MGNS 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 MGNS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMorgan Sindall GroupEngineering & Construction IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.64B£2.29B£6.63B£2.51BDividend Yield3.26%3.02%3.60%4.79%P/E Ratio13.0625.5320.31130.39Price / Sales0.3732.4975.29234,570.21Price / Cash2.0314.6126.9928.26Price / Book2.782.443.564.42Net Income£125.92M£82.90M£801.57M£5.88B1 Month Performance15.28%-0.66%-4.39%-1.35%1 Year Performance52.86%74.81%20.14%41.32% Morgan Sindall Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MGNSMorgan Sindall GroupN/AGBX 3,470flatN/A+51.9%£1.64B£4.46B13.067,700Gap DownBABBabcock International Group0.4454 of 5 starsGBX 716.50+4.6%GBX 687.50-4.0%+46.8%£3.59B£4.37B21.6826,115High Trading VolumeBBYBalfour Beatty2.9347 of 5 starsGBX 423+3.5%GBX 542.50+28.3%+20.4%£2.16B£7.72B9.88105,000News CoverageGap UpHILSHill & Smith2.8623 of 5 starsGBX 1,655.86+2.6%GBX 2,500+51.0%-9.5%£1.34B£834.58M17.414,336Gap UpKLRKeller Group2.6895 of 5 starsGBX 1,394+2.3%GBX 1,750+25.5%+35.0%£1.02B£3.01B8.079,500Insider TradeNews CoverageRNWHRenewN/AGBX 681.26+3.1%GBX 1,250+83.5%-21.9%£548.43M£1.10B11.394,361Dividend IncreaseNews CoverageKIEKier Group3.2217 of 5 starsGBX 126.74+2.0%GBX 210+65.7%+3.5%£545.57M£3.92B12.7610,286GFRDGalliford TryN/AGBX 365+4.9%N/A+56.9%£361.98M£1.69B10.593,922News CoverageGap UpCOSTCostain Group0.6971 of 5 starsGBX 101.80+2.5%GBX 105+3.1%+37.8%£272.67M£1.28B9.093,270Positive NewsGap DownPTSGPremier Technical Services GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£265.16M£69.10M75.00850Positive NewsCTOTClarkeN/AN/AN/AN/A£84.08M£491M1,135.7130 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Babcock International Group Competitors Balfour Beatty Competitors Hill & Smith Competitors Keller Group Competitors Renew Competitors Kier Group Competitors Galliford Try Competitors Costain Group Competitors Premier Technical Services Group Competitors TClarke Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:MGNS) was last updated on 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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