SGE vs. HLN, SN, WHR, ANP, CLX, TPX, PNPL, LEG, ULVR, and AVV
Should you be buying The Sage Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Sage Group include Haleon (HLN), Smith & Nephew (SN), Warehouse REIT (WHR), Anpario (ANP), Calnex Solutions (CLX), TPXimpact (TPX), Pineapple Power (PNPL), Legendary Investments (LEG), Unilever (ULVR), and AVEVA Group (AVV).
The Sage Group vs.
Haleon (LON:HLN) and The Sage Group (LON:SGE) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.
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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
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.
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 1.5%. 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.
Haleon has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Sage Group has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Haleon had 5 more articles in the media than The Sage Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Haleon and 0 mentions for The Sage Group. Haleon's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat The Sage Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Haleon is being referred to more favorably in the media.
The Sage Group received 515 more outperform votes than Haleon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 45.03% of users gave The Sage Group an outperform vote while only 29.73% of users gave Haleon an outperform vote.
Haleon presently has a consensus price target of GBX 415, suggesting a potential upside of 11.23%. The Sage Group has a consensus price target of GBX 3,918, suggesting a potential upside of 197.24%. Given The Sage Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Sage Group is more favorable than Haleon.
Summary
The Sage Group beats Haleon on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:SGE) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
