The Sage Group (SGE) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, SGE or HLN?

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

Does the media favor SGE or HLN?

In the previous week, Haleon had 1 more articles in the media than The Sage Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Haleon and 3 mentions for The Sage Group. The Sage Group's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Haleon's score of 0.29 indicating that The Sage Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is SGE or HLN 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 24.48% beat Haleon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Sage Group	11.87%	24.48%	7.58%
Haleon	9.66%	6.54%	4.45%

Do analysts rate SGE or HLN?

The Sage Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,446.67, indicating a potential upside of 184.85%. Haleon has a consensus target price of GBX 420, indicating a potential upside of 7.58%. Given The Sage Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe The Sage Group is more favorable than Haleon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Sage Group	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Haleon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SGE or HLN?

67.0% of The Sage Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.9% of Haleon shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of The Sage Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of Haleon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SGE or HLN?

The Sage Group received 514 more outperform votes than Haleon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 44.96% of users gave The Sage Group an outperform vote while only 31.58% of users gave Haleon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Sage Group	Outperform Votes 526 44.96%	Underperform Votes 644 55.04%
Haleon	Outperform Votes 12 31.58%	Underperform Votes 26 68.42%

Is SGE or HLN a better dividend stock?

The Sage Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Haleon pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. The Sage Group pays out 77.7% 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 pays out 50.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has better earnings and valuation, SGE or HLN?

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
The Sage Group	£2.14B	5.58	£254.60M	£25.73	47.03
Haleon	£11.07B	3.18	£1.07B	£11.89	32.83

Summary

The Sage Group beats Haleon on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.