QQ vs. GEC, CHG, SNR, BBY, SRP, GFTU, DATA, WIZZ, RHIM, and TPK
Should you be buying QinetiQ Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of QinetiQ Group include General Electric (GEC), Chemring Group (CHG), Senior (SNR), Balfour Beatty (BBY), Serco Group (SRP), Grafton Group (GFTU), GlobalData (DATA), Wizz Air (WIZZ), RHI Magnesita (RHIM), and Travis Perkins (TPK). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) and General Electric (LON:GEC) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
General Electric has higher revenue and earnings than QinetiQ Group. General Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QinetiQ Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
QinetiQ Group received 316 more outperform votes than General Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.77% of users gave General Electric an outperform vote while only 53.88% of users gave QinetiQ Group an outperform vote.
QinetiQ Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 443.40, indicating a potential upside of 22.76%. Given QinetiQ Group's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe QinetiQ Group is more favorable than General Electric.
QinetiQ Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. General Electric pays an annual dividend of GBX 112 per share and has a dividend yield of 70.0%. QinetiQ Group pays out 4,444.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. General Electric pays out 2,947.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. General Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
62.6% of QinetiQ Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of General Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.0% of QinetiQ Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of General Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, QinetiQ Group had 4 more articles in the media than General Electric. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for QinetiQ Group and 0 mentions for General Electric. General Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat QinetiQ Group's score of 1.31 indicating that General Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
QinetiQ Group has a net margin of 6.03% compared to General Electric's net margin of 5.05%. General Electric's return on equity of 13.64% beat QinetiQ Group's return on equity.
QinetiQ Group has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Electric has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
General Electric beats QinetiQ Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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