Norman Broadbent (NBB) Competitors GBX 3.07 +0.17 (+5.86%) As of 04/4/2025 12:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsInsider TradesBuy This Stock NBB vs. HAS, PAGE, IPEL, STEM, RWA, STAF, GATC, RTC, EMR, and WSGShould you be buying Norman Broadbent stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Norman Broadbent include Hays (HAS), PageGroup (PAGE), Impellam Group (IPEL), SThree (STEM), Robert Walters (RWA), Staffline Group (STAF), Gattaca (GATC), RTC Group (RTC), Empresaria Group (EMR), and Westminster Group (WSG). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. Norman Broadbent vs. Hays PageGroup Impellam Group SThree Robert Walters Staffline Group Gattaca RTC Group Empresaria Group Westminster Group Hays (LON:HAS) and Norman Broadbent (LON:NBB) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking and profitability. Does the media prefer HAS or NBB? In the previous week, Hays and Hays both had 1 articles in the media. Norman Broadbent's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Hays' score of 0.75 indicating that Norman Broadbent is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Hays Positive Norman Broadbent Positive Do analysts prefer HAS or NBB? Hays presently has a consensus target price of GBX 120, suggesting a potential upside of 68.90%. Given Hays' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Hays is more favorable than Norman Broadbent.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hays 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Norman Broadbent 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility and risk, HAS or NBB? Hays has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Norman Broadbent has a beta of -0.1, suggesting that its share price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is HAS or NBB more profitable? Norman Broadbent has a net margin of 2.02% compared to Hays' net margin of -0.07%. Norman Broadbent's return on equity of 16.52% beat Hays' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hays-0.07% -0.84% 2.27% Norman Broadbent 2.02%16.52%3.92% Do insiders & institutionals believe in HAS or NBB? 91.2% of Hays shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.3% of Norman Broadbent shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Hays shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 41.7% of Norman Broadbent shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, HAS or NBB? Norman Broadbent has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hays. Hays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Norman Broadbent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHays£6.91B0.16-£4.87M-£0.31-227.93Norman Broadbent£10.98M0.17£221.78K£0.387.99 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HAS or NBB? Hays received 825 more outperform votes than Norman Broadbent when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.47% of users gave Hays an outperform vote while only 54.64% of users gave Norman Broadbent an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHaysOutperform Votes87870.47% Underperform Votes36829.53% Norman BroadbentOutperform Votes5354.64% Underperform Votes4445.36% SummaryNorman Broadbent beats Hays on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Norman Broadbent News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NBB 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 NBB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNorman BroadbentStaffing & Employment Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.91M£269.32M£6.28B£2.43BDividend Yield5.24%5.93%3.56%4.81%P/E Ratio7.9916.8119.47127.66Price / Sales0.1713.3771.42262,187.53Price / Cash37.5014.6326.8728.23Price / Book1.421.463.444.34Net Income£221,776.05£10.32M£796.18M£5.85B7 Day Performance39.55%-1.79%-3.69%2.05%1 Month Performance-10.76%-5.34%-5.89%0.18%1 Year Performance-70.76%-12.80%5.38%23.18% Norman Broadbent Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NBBNorman BroadbentN/AGBX 3.07+5.9%N/A-70.1%£1.91M£10.98M7.9952Earnings ReportGap DownHigh Trading VolumeHASHays3.5952 of 5 starsGBX 78.45-1.1%GBX 120+53.0%-26.5%£1.24B£6.91B-251.676,490PAGEPageGroup3.2072 of 5 starsGBX 296.60-1.4%GBX 495+66.9%-42.9%£929.40M£1.87B18.367,859News CoverageIPELImpellam GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£389.29M£2.04B2,500.001,783STEMSThree3.8561 of 5 starsGBX 261-1.7%GBX 345+32.2%-44.9%£340.70M£1.47B6.902,280Gap DownRWARobert WaltersN/AGBX 233-0.4%N/A-42.1%£166.25M£1.07B26.883,980STAFStaffline GroupN/AGBX 32.27-0.4%N/A+1.4%£41.86M£896.86M-2.222,300GATCGattacaN/AGBX 80.10-4.1%N/A-23.8%£24.05M£370.86M129.35446Earnings ReportDividend CutNews CoverageRTCRTC GroupN/AGBX 95.90+0.9%N/A+0.2%£12.41M£90.27M6.76361EMREmpresaria GroupN/AGBX 24.30-4.7%N/A-31.5%£11.43M£235.95M-1.933,150Earnings ReportWSGWestminster GroupN/AGBX 1.80-5.1%N/A-5.6%£5.71M£5.77M-1.90256Earnings ReportGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HAS Alternatives PAGE Alternatives IPEL Alternatives STEM Alternatives RWA Alternatives STAF Alternatives GATC Alternatives RTC Alternatives EMR Alternatives WSG Alternatives 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:NBB) was last updated on 4/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashThe Government Just Said Your Money Isn't Yours That's right—According to the DOJ, YOUR hard-earned money i...Priority Gold | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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