SIG (SHI) Competitors

SIG (LON:SHI) and Brickability Group (LON:BRCK) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation and community ranking.

Is SHI or BRCK more profitable?

Brickability Group has a net margin of 2.59% compared to SIG's net margin of -2.35%. Brickability Group's return on equity of 8.24% beat SIG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SIG	-2.35%	-28.09%	1.03%
Brickability Group	2.59%	8.24%	4.09%

Does the media refer more to SHI or BRCK?

In the previous week, SIG had 7 more articles in the media than Brickability Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for SIG and 0 mentions for Brickability Group. SIG's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Brickability Group's score of 0.00 indicating that SIG is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SIG	Neutral
Brickability Group	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SHI or BRCK?

Brickability Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SIG. SIG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brickability 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
SIG	£2.74B	0.06	-£64.23M	-£5.33	-2.48
Brickability Group	£632.36M	0.31	£16.36M	£5.03	11.90

Do analysts prefer SHI or BRCK?

SIG currently has a consensus price target of GBX 814.78, indicating a potential upside of 6,079.56%. Given SIG's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SIG is more favorable than Brickability Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SIG	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Brickability Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, SHI or BRCK?

SIG has a beta of 1.93, meaning that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brickability Group has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SHI or BRCK?

SIG received 561 more outperform votes than Brickability Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 90.91% of users gave Brickability Group an outperform vote while only 56.15% of users gave SIG an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SIG	Outperform Votes 571 56.15%	Underperform Votes 446 43.85%
Brickability Group	Outperform Votes 10 90.91%	Underperform Votes 1 9.09%

Is SHI or BRCK a better dividend stock?

SIG pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 30.3%. Brickability Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. SIG pays out -75.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brickability Group pays out 59.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SIG is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SHI or BRCK?

63.0% of SIG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of Brickability Group shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of SIG shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 38.1% of Brickability Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

SIG beats Brickability Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.