HLMA vs. IAG, MRO, ITRK, RTO, SPX, SMIN, DPLM, WEIR, IMI, and RS1
Should you be buying Halma stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Halma include International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), Melrose Industries (MRO), Intertek Group (ITRK), Rentokil Initial (RTO), Spirax-Sarco Engineering (SPX), Smiths Group (SMIN), Diploma (DPLM), The Weir Group (WEIR), IMI (IMI), and RS Group (RS1). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Halma (LON:HLMA) and International Consolidated Airlines Group (LON:IAG) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and community ranking.
Halma has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Consolidated Airlines Group has a beta of 2.31, meaning that its share price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500.
International Consolidated Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than Halma. International Consolidated Airlines Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Halma, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Halma presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,315, indicating a potential upside of 2.52%. International Consolidated Airlines Group has a consensus price target of GBX 225, indicating a potential upside of 29.53%. Given International Consolidated Airlines Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe International Consolidated Airlines Group is more favorable than Halma.
International Consolidated Airlines Group received 1437 more outperform votes than Halma when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.19% of users gave International Consolidated Airlines Group an outperform vote while only 57.26% of users gave Halma an outperform vote.
61.3% of Halma shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of International Consolidated Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Halma shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.5% of International Consolidated Airlines Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Halma has a net margin of 12.35% compared to International Consolidated Airlines Group's net margin of 9.13%. International Consolidated Airlines Group's return on equity of 100.19% beat Halma's return on equity.
In the previous week, International Consolidated Airlines Group had 2 more articles in the media than Halma. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for International Consolidated Airlines Group and 1 mentions for Halma. Halma's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat International Consolidated Airlines Group's score of -0.22 indicating that Halma is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Halma pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. International Consolidated Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.1%. Halma 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. International Consolidated Airlines Group pays out 6,222.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
International Consolidated Airlines Group beats Halma on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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