The Sage Group (SGE) Competitors

Haleon (LON:HLN) and The Sage Group (LON:SGE) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings.

Do analysts rate HLN or SGE?

Haleon presently has a consensus price target of GBX 415, suggesting a potential upside of 11.74%. The Sage Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,173, suggesting a potential downside of 6.53%. Given Haleon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Haleon is more favorable than The Sage Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Haleon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
The Sage Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the media prefer HLN or SGE?

In the previous week, The Sage Group had 6 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for The Sage Group and 1 mentions for Haleon. The Sage Group's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Haleon's score of 0.00 indicating that The Sage Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Haleon	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The Sage Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HLN or SGE?

43.9% of Haleon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of The Sage Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.7% of Haleon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of The Sage Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, HLN or SGE?

Haleon has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Sage Group has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HLN or SGE?

The Sage Group received 513 more outperform votes than Haleon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 45.06% of users gave The Sage Group an outperform vote while only 29.73% of users gave Haleon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Haleon	Outperform Votes 11 29.73%	Underperform Votes 26 70.27%
The Sage Group	Outperform Votes 524 45.06%	Underperform Votes 639 54.94%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HLN or SGE?

Haleon has higher revenue and earnings than The Sage Group. Haleon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Sage 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
Haleon	£11.26B	2.98	£1.09B	£0.12	3,095.00
The Sage Group	£2.25B	5.56	£267M	£0.26	4,826.92

Is HLN or SGE a better dividend stock?

Haleon pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. The Sage Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Haleon pays out 5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Sage Group pays out 7,692.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Haleon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is HLN or SGE more profitable?

The Sage Group has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Haleon's net margin of 9.66%. The Sage Group's return on equity of 22.31% beat Haleon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Haleon	9.66%	6.82%	4.45%
The Sage Group	11.87%	22.31%	7.58%

Summary

The Sage Group beats Haleon on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.