Senior (SNR) Competitors GBX 162.40 -1.00 (-0.61%) As of 01/17/2025 11:52 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades SNR vs. QQ, BOE, GEC, CHG, AVON, CHRT, VEL, HARL, 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), Avon Protection (AVON), Cohort (CHRT), Velocity Composites (VEL), Harland & Wolff Group (HARL), 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 Avon Protection Cohort Velocity Composites Harland & Wolff Group Strat Aero Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Senior (LON:SNR) and QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SNR or QQ? Senior received 295 more outperform votes than QinetiQ Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.81% of users gave Senior an outperform vote while only 54.21% of users gave QinetiQ Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSeniorOutperform Votes67571.81% Underperform Votes26528.19% QinetiQ GroupOutperform Votes38054.21% Underperform Votes32145.79% 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 1.9%. Senior pays out 2,857.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. QinetiQ Group pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of QinetiQ Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is SNR or QQ more profitable? QinetiQ Group has a net margin of 7.30% compared to Senior's net margin of 3.09%. QinetiQ Group's return on equity of 14.74% beat Senior's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Senior3.09% 6.81% 2.65% QinetiQ Group 7.30%14.74%6.47% Do analysts rate SNR or QQ? Senior currently has a consensus target price of GBX 191.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.92%. QinetiQ Group has a consensus target price of GBX 503.33, indicating a potential upside of 19.16%. Given QinetiQ Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to SNR or QQ? In the previous week, Senior had 4 more articles in the media than QinetiQ Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Senior and 0 mentions for QinetiQ Group. QinetiQ Group's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Senior's score of 0.13 indicating that QinetiQ Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Senior Neutral QinetiQ Group Positive Which has more risk & volatility, SNR or QQ? Senior has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QinetiQ Group has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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£982.60M0.68£30.40M£0.072,320.00QinetiQ Group£1.91B1.25£139.60M£0.241,760.00 SummaryQinetiQ Group beats Senior on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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£670.16M£7.97B£4.76B£2.03BDividend Yield1.87%2.69%3.96%5.16%P/E Ratio2,320.00264.03369.591,930.55Price / Sales0.6862.61356.05420,341.94Price / Cash6.1920.5329.7829.11Price / Book1.483.283.403.08Net Income£30.40M£252.47M£196.30M£183.31M7 Day Performance1.12%0.10%0.34%3.12%1 Month Performance3.84%1.29%0.43%2.43%1 Year Performance-6.02%100.44%28.66%172.70% Senior Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SNRSenior2.0015 of 5 starsGBX 162.40-0.6%GBX 191.50+17.9%-4.2%£670.16M£982.60M2,320.006,679News CoverageQQQinetiQ Group1.7779 of 5 starsGBX 404.60-1.6%GBX 503.33+24.4%+27.1%£2.29B£1.91B1,685.838,588Dividend CutPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBOEBoeingN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.32B£70.54B-30.77156,000Gap UpGECGeneral ElectricN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.14B£69.52B27.63125,000News CoverageGap UpCHGChemring Group2.651 of 5 starsGBX 320-1.5%GBX 429.50+34.2%-4.9%£867.26M£489.70M2,909.092,600Dividend IncreaseAVONAvon Protection0.8623 of 5 starsGBX 1,508-0.8%GBX 1,295-14.1%+58.1%£452.40M£269.30M-3,278.26928Dividend IncreaseCHRTCohortN/AGBX 1,110-3.5%N/A+114.4%£448.88M£202.53M2,921.051,243Dividend CutNews CoverageGap DownVELVelocity CompositesN/AGBX 28.25-0.9%GBX 60+112.4%-12.1%£15.11M£20.18M-353.13102Gap DownHARLHarland & Wolff GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£14.49M£86.91M-34.9081AEROStrat AeroN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00N/AGap DownRRRolls-Royce Holdings plc1.7017 of 5 starsGBX 580-0.2%GBX 553-4.7%+94.1%£49.30B£17.82B2,071.4341,400High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies QinetiQ Group Competitors Boeing Competitors General Electric Competitors Chemring Group Competitors Avon Protection Competitors Cohort Competitors Velocity Composites Competitors Harland & Wolff Group Competitors Strat Aero Competitors Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:SNR) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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