Smith & Nephew (SN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SN or HLN?

Smith & Nephew received 548 more outperform votes than Haleon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.02% of users gave Smith & Nephew an outperform vote while only 31.58% of users gave Haleon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Smith & Nephew	Outperform Votes 560 62.02%	Underperform Votes 343 37.98%
Haleon	Outperform Votes 12 31.58%	Underperform Votes 26 68.42%

Is SN or HLN more profitable?

Haleon has a net margin of 9.66% compared to Smith & Nephew's net margin of 5.41%. Haleon's return on equity of 6.54% beat Smith & Nephew's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smith & Nephew	5.41%	5.85%	4.51%
Haleon	9.66%	6.54%	4.45%

Which has better valuation and earnings, SN or HLN?

Haleon has higher revenue and earnings than Smith & Nephew. Haleon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smith & Nephew, 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
Smith & Nephew	£7.08B	1.66	£382.79M	£27.77	38.70
Haleon	£11.07B	3.18	£1.07B	£11.89	32.83

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SN or HLN?

62.2% of Smith & Nephew shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.9% of Haleon shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Smith & Nephew shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of Haleon shares are owned by company 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 SN or HLN?

Smith & Nephew currently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,607.50, suggesting a potential upside of 328.60%. Haleon has a consensus price target of GBX 420, suggesting a potential upside of 7.61%. Given Smith & Nephew's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Smith & Nephew is more favorable than Haleon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smith & Nephew	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Haleon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor SN or HLN?

In the previous week, Smith & Nephew had 3 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Smith & Nephew and 0 mentions for Haleon. Smith & Nephew's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Haleon's score of 0.00 indicating that Smith & Nephew is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Smith & Nephew	Very Positive
Haleon	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, SN or HLN?

Smith & Nephew has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haleon has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SN or HLN a better dividend stock?

Smith & Nephew pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Haleon pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Smith & Nephew pays out 104.4% 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.

Summary

Smith & Nephew beats Haleon on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.