BAB vs. BBY, MGNS, HILS, KLR, KIE, RNWH, KINO, COST, GFRD, and PTSG
Should you be buying Babcock International Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Babcock International Group include Balfour Beatty (BBY), Morgan Sindall Group (MGNS), Hill & Smith (HILS), Keller Group (KLR), Kier Group (KIE), Renew (RNWH), Kinovo (KINO), Costain Group (COST), Galliford Try (GFRD), and Premier Technical Services Group (PTSG). These companies are all part of the "engineering & construction" industry.
Babcock International Group vs. Its Competitors
Babcock International Group (LON:BAB) and Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.
77.0% of Babcock International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of Balfour Beatty shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Babcock International Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Balfour Beatty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Balfour Beatty has higher revenue and earnings than Babcock International Group. Balfour Beatty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Babcock International Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Babcock International Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,027.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.75%. Balfour Beatty has a consensus price target of GBX 655, indicating a potential upside of 10.92%. Given Balfour Beatty's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Balfour Beatty is more favorable than Babcock International Group.
Babcock International Group has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Balfour Beatty has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Balfour Beatty had 2 more articles in the media than Babcock International Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Balfour Beatty and 4 mentions for Babcock International Group. Babcock International Group's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Balfour Beatty's score of 0.47 indicating that Babcock International Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Babcock International Group has a net margin of 3.77% compared to Balfour Beatty's net margin of 2.85%. Babcock International Group's return on equity of 44.68% beat Balfour Beatty's return on equity.
Babcock International Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Balfour Beatty pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Babcock International Group pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Balfour Beatty pays out 28.0% 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
Babcock International Group beats Balfour Beatty on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:BAB) was last updated on 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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