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The Alumasc Group (ALU) Competitors

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GBX 348.70 +3.70 (+1.07%)
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ALU vs. COD, NXR, SUR, SRAD, EPWN, ECEL, KGP, NTBR, TON, and HSM

Should you be buying The Alumasc Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Alumasc Group include Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (COD), Norcros (NXR), Sureserve Group (SUR), Stelrad Group (SRAD), Epwin Group (EPWN), Eurocell (ECEL), Kingspan Group (KGP), Northern Bear (NTBR), Titon (TON), and Samuel Heath & Sons (HSM). These companies are all part of the "building products & equipment" industry.

The Alumasc Group vs. Its Competitors

The Alumasc Group (LON:ALU) and Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (LON:COD) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has higher revenue and earnings than The Alumasc Group. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Alumasc Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Alumasc Group£113.41M1.11£8.65M£0.251,378.26
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain£46.96B0.01£282.60B£5.6216.85

The Alumasc Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. The Alumasc Group pays out 42.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain pays out 39.1% 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. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, The Alumasc Group had 1 more articles in the media than Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Alumasc Group and 1 mentions for Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. The Alumasc Group's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Compagnie de Saint-Gobain's score of 0.75 indicating that The Alumasc Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
The Alumasc Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

The Alumasc Group has a net margin of 8.69% compared to Compagnie de Saint-Gobain's net margin of 6.20%. The Alumasc Group's return on equity of 29.24% beat Compagnie de Saint-Gobain's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Alumasc Group8.69% 29.24% 11.16%
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain 6.20%12.19%5.45%

22.7% of The Alumasc Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.2% of The Alumasc Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

The Alumasc Group has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

The Alumasc Group beats Compagnie de Saint-Gobain on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ALU vs. The Competition

MetricThe Alumasc GroupBuilding Products & Equipment IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£125.39M£352.80M£7.78B£2.56B
Dividend Yield3.50%3.00%4.56%5.31%
P/E Ratio1,378.26691.80306.815,419.53
Price / Sales1.1182.68220.6297,527.71
Price / Cash6.5517.0728.8627.93
Price / Book3.741.694.689.03
Net Income£8.65M£18.85B£800.31M£5.89B
7 Day Performance8.19%1.11%1.33%0.68%
1 Month Performance-2.05%-1.99%2.63%3.26%
1 Year Performance20.66%-2.03%25.93%186.78%

The Alumasc Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ALU
The Alumasc Group
N/AGBX 348.70
+1.1%
N/A+25.5%£125.39M£113.41M1,378.26420News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
COD
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
N/AGBX 93.80
-4.7%
N/A+16.6%£465.07M£46.96B16.69159,145News Coverage
Gap Down
NXR
Norcros
3.1733 of 5 stars
GBX 257
-1.2%
GBX 362.50
+41.1%
+9.9%£230.51M£368.10M6,589.742,400News Coverage
SUR
Sureserve Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£212.37M£304.16M1,383.332,756
SRAD
Stelrad Group
2.0636 of 5 stars
GBX 160
+0.9%
GBX 200
+25.0%
+8.1%£203.77M£283.94M4,102.562,960Gap Up
EPWN
Epwin Group
N/AGBX 117
-0.8%
N/A+13.0%£159.15M£324M1,011.242,151
ECEL
Eurocell
3.028 of 5 stars
GBX 133
+1.5%
GBX 270
+103.0%
-17.4%£133.75M£375.40M1,371.132,101Positive News
KGP
Kingspan Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£132.44M£8.34B22.4722,000
NTBR
Northern Bear
N/AGBX 91.66
-0.4%
N/A+65.6%£12.61M£78.11M548.86411Gap Up
TON
Titon
N/AGBX 90
-2.7%
N/AN/A£10.12M£15.30M-307.27183Gap Down
HSM
Samuel Heath & Sons
N/AGBX 320
-4.5%
N/AN/A£8.11M£14.77M914.29141Dividend Cut
Gap Down

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This page (LON:ALU) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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