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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HLN or SGE?

The Sage Group received 514 more outperform votes than Haleon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 44.99% 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 525 44.99%	Underperform Votes 642 55.01%

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

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

Do analysts rate HLN or SGE?

Haleon presently has a consensus target price of GBX 415, suggesting a potential upside of 8.90%. The Sage Group has a consensus target price of GBX 3,918, suggesting a potential upside of 203.72%. Given The Sage Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Sage Group is more favorable than Haleon.

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	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has higher 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	3.06	£1.09B	£0.12	3,175.83
The Sage Group	£2.25B	5.71	£267M	£0.26	4,961.54

Which has more risk and volatility, HLN or SGE?

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.

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%

Does the media refer more to HLN or SGE?

In the previous week, The Sage Group had 3 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for The Sage Group and 0 mentions for Haleon. Haleon's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat The Sage Group's score of -0.15 indicating that Haleon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Haleon	Neutral
The Sage Group	Neutral

Summary

The Sage Group beats Haleon on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.