BAE Systems (BA) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, SPR or BA?

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SPR or BA?

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
Springfield Properties	£267.18M	0.42	£7.57M	£6.37	14.89
BAE Systems	£24.86B	2.27	£1.86B	£58.29	31.21

Does the media refer more to SPR or BA?

In the previous week, BAE Systems had 4 more articles in the media than Springfield Properties. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for BAE Systems and 7 mentions for Springfield Properties. BAE Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Springfield Properties' score of 0.06 indicating that BAE Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Springfield Properties	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BAE Systems	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SPR or BA a better dividend stock?

Springfield Properties pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. BAE Systems pays an annual dividend of GBX 31 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Springfield Properties pays out 15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BAE Systems pays out 53.2% 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.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SPR or BA?

10.7% of Springfield Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of BAE Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 36.2% of Springfield Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of BAE Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SPR or BA?

BAE Systems received 34 more outperform votes than Springfield Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.69% of users gave BAE Systems an outperform vote while only 37.84% of users gave Springfield Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Springfield Properties	Outperform Votes 14 37.84%	Underperform Votes 23 62.16%
BAE Systems	Outperform Votes 48 78.69%	Underperform Votes 13 21.31%

Is SPR or BA 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
Springfield Properties	2.83%	4.88%	3.53%
BAE Systems	7.49%	16.87%	4.46%

Do analysts recommend SPR or BA?

BAE Systems has a consensus target price of GBX 1,626.25, suggesting a potential downside of 10.60%. Given BAE Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BAE Systems is more favorable than Springfield Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Springfield Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
BAE Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

BAE Systems beats Springfield Properties on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.