BAE Systems (BA) Competitors

BAE Systems (LON:BA) and Springfield Properties (LON:SPR) are both aircraft companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Do analysts recommend BA or SPR?

BAE Systems currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,964.25, suggesting a potential upside of 10.66%. Given BAE Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe BAE Systems is more favorable than Springfield Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BAE Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Springfield Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BA or SPR?

70.6% of BAE Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Springfield Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of BAE Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.2% of Springfield Properties 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.

Is BA or SPR more profitable?

BAE Systems has a net margin of 7.49% compared to Springfield Properties' net margin of 2.83%. BAE Systems' return on equity of 16.87% beat Springfield Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BAE Systems	7.49%	16.87%	4.46%
Springfield Properties	2.83%	4.88%	3.53%

Which has more risk and volatility, BA or SPR?

BAE Systems has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Springfield Properties has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BA or SPR a better dividend stock?

BAE Systems pays an annual dividend of GBX 31 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Springfield Properties pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. BAE Systems pays out 53.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Springfield Properties pays out 15.7% 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 higher earnings and valuation, BA or SPR?

BAE Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Springfield Properties. Springfield Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BAE Systems, 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
BAE Systems	£24.86B	2.21	£1.86B	£58.29	30.45
Springfield Properties	£267.18M	0.45	£7.57M	£6.37	15.79

Does the media refer more to BA or SPR?

In the previous week, Springfield Properties had 3 more articles in the media than BAE Systems. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Springfield Properties and 2 mentions for BAE Systems. BAE Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Springfield Properties' score of 0.10 indicating that BAE Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BAE Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Springfield Properties	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

BAE Systems beats Springfield Properties on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.