Senior (SNR) Competitors GBX 162 +1.80 (+1.12%) As of 12:42 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock SNR vs. QQ, BOE, GEC, CHG, CHRT, AVON, HARL, VEL, AERO, and RRShould you be buying Senior stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Senior include QinetiQ Group (QQ), Boeing (BOE), General Electric (GEC), Chemring Group (CHG), Cohort (CHRT), Avon Protection (AVON), Harland & Wolff Group (HARL), Velocity Composites (VEL), Strat Aero (AERO), and Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. Senior vs. QinetiQ Group Boeing General Electric Chemring Group Cohort Avon Protection Harland & Wolff Group Velocity Composites Strat Aero Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Senior (LON:SNR) and QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility and risk, SNR or QQ? Senior has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QinetiQ Group has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in SNR or QQ? 86.0% of Senior shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of QinetiQ Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Senior shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of QinetiQ Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate SNR or QQ? Senior currently has a consensus target price of GBX 191.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.21%. QinetiQ Group has a consensus target price of GBX 533.75, suggesting a potential upside of 41.05%. Given QinetiQ Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe QinetiQ Group is more favorable than Senior.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Senior 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50QinetiQ Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is SNR or QQ more profitable? QinetiQ Group has a net margin of 7.03% compared to Senior's net margin of 3.09%. QinetiQ Group's return on equity of 14.98% beat Senior's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Senior3.09% 6.67% 2.65% QinetiQ Group 7.03%14.98%6.47% Does the MarketBeat Community favor SNR or QQ? Senior received 291 more outperform votes than QinetiQ Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.81% of users gave Senior an outperform vote while only 54.47% of users gave QinetiQ Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSeniorOutperform Votes67571.81% Underperform Votes26528.19% QinetiQ GroupOutperform Votes38454.47% Underperform Votes32145.53% Is SNR or QQ a better dividend stock? Senior pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. QinetiQ Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Senior pays out 27.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. QinetiQ Group pays out 33.1% 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. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SNR or QQ? QinetiQ Group has higher revenue and earnings than Senior. QinetiQ Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Senior, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSenior£994.77M0.68£30.78M£7.3522.05QinetiQ Group£1.89B1.11£132.62M£24.1515.67 Does the media prefer SNR or QQ? In the previous week, QinetiQ Group had 4 more articles in the media than Senior. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for QinetiQ Group and 1 mentions for Senior. Senior's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat QinetiQ Group's score of 0.14 indicating that Senior is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Senior 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive QinetiQ Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryQinetiQ Group beats Senior on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Senior News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SNR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SNR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSeniorAerospace & Defense IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£678.66M£11.24B£7.08B£2.61BDividend Yield1.52%2.61%3.54%4.95%P/E Ratio22.0559.3021.03152.60Price / Sales0.6878.9874.10282,666.96Price / Cash6.1921.4026.8327.91Price / Book1.483.943.744.60Net Income£30.78M£235.10M£793.45M£5.77B7 Day Performance-0.98%0.02%0.07%-0.24%1 Month Performance-0.12%10.75%0.15%4.16%1 Year Performance-8.16%72.97%28.79%133.37% Senior Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SNRSenior2.3434 of 5 starsGBX 162+1.1%GBX 191.50+18.2%-9.7%£678.66M£994.77M22.056,679Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeQQQinetiQ Group3.5715 of 5 starsGBX 416.20-20.6%GBX 545+30.9%+2.7%£2.30B£1.89B17.238,588Dividend CutGap DownHigh Trading VolumeBOEBoeingN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.32B£70.54B-30.77156,000Gap UpGECGeneral ElectricN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.14B£69.52B27.63125,000Gap UpCHGChemring Group1.5873 of 5 starsGBX 400+0.9%GBX 429.50+7.4%+4.7%£1.07B£340.84M489.752,600Dividend IncreasePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCHRTCohortN/AGBX 1,215-0.4%N/A+112.3%£551.49M£227.26M32.091,243Dividend CutAVONAvon Protection0.4304 of 5 starsGBX 1,422-1.4%GBX 1,295-8.9%+29.6%£532.12M£256.92M-49.04928Dividend IncreaseHARLHarland & Wolff GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£14.49M£86.91M-34.9081VELVelocity Composites1.9364 of 5 starsGBX 25.48-0.1%GBX 60+135.5%-21.2%£13.76M£20.40M-5.71102AEROStrat AeroN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00N/AGap DownRRRolls-Royce Holdings plc1.5777 of 5 starsGBX 801.60+0.7%GBX 692.50-13.6%+90.7%£68.75B£18.13B29.2241,400High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies QinetiQ Group Competitors Boeing Competitors General Electric Competitors Chemring Group Competitors Cohort Competitors Avon Protection Competitors Harland & Wolff Group Competitors Velocity Composites Competitors Strat Aero Competitors Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:SNR) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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