BAE Systems (BA) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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%

Which has more risk & volatility, SPR or BA?

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

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, indicating a potential downside of 16.13%. Given BAE Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	0.43	£7.57M	£6.37	15.16
BAE Systems	£24.86B	2.41	£1.86B	£58.29	33.27

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SPR or BA?

10.7% of Springfield Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of BAE Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.2% of Springfield Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of BAE Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer SPR or BA?

In the previous week, BAE Systems had 6 more articles in the media than Springfield Properties. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for BAE Systems and 4 mentions for Springfield Properties. Springfield Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.02 beat BAE Systems' score of 0.02 indicating that Springfield Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Springfield Properties	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BAE Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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 1.0%. BAE Systems pays an annual dividend of GBX 31 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. 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.

Summary

BAE Systems beats Springfield Properties on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.