SIG (SHI) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, SHI or BRCK?

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 38.1% of Brickability 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.

Is SHI or BRCK a better dividend stock?

SIG pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 34.8%. 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.

Which has better valuation & 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	0.05	-£64.23M	-£5.33	-2.16
Brickability Group	£632.36M	0.31	£16.36M	£5.03	12.02

Does the media favor SHI or BRCK?

In the previous week, Brickability Group had 1 more articles in the media than SIG. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Brickability Group and 1 mentions for SIG. SIG's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Brickability Group's score of 0.34 indicating that SIG is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SIG	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brickability Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate SHI or BRCK?

SIG currently has a consensus price target of GBX 14, suggesting a potential upside of 21.63%. Given SIG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe SIG is more favorable than Brickability Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SIG	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Brickability Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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%

Summary

SIG and Brickability Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.