Senior (SNR) Competitors

QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) and Senior (LON:SNR) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in QQ or SNR?

59.5% of QinetiQ Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Senior shares are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of QinetiQ Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Senior shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is QQ or SNR a better dividend stock?

QinetiQ Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Senior pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. QinetiQ Group pays out 33.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Senior pays out 27.2% 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 better valuation & earnings, QQ or SNR?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QinetiQ Group	£1.89B	1.45	£132.62M	£24.15	20.46
Senior	£994.77M	0.84	£30.78M	£7.35	27.11

Do analysts recommend QQ or SNR?

QinetiQ Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 558.33, suggesting a potential upside of 13.02%. Given QinetiQ Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe QinetiQ Group is more favorable than Senior.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QinetiQ Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Senior	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer QQ or SNR?

In the previous week, QinetiQ Group had 3 more articles in the media than Senior. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for QinetiQ Group and 6 mentions for Senior. QinetiQ Group's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Senior's score of -0.11 indicating that QinetiQ Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
QinetiQ Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Senior	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is QQ or SNR 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
QinetiQ Group	7.03%	14.98%	6.47%
Senior	3.09%	6.67%	2.65%

Which has more volatility and risk, QQ or SNR?

QinetiQ Group has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Senior has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

QinetiQ Group beats Senior on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.