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BAB vs. BBY, MGNS, HILS, KLR, and KIE

Should you buy Babcock International Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Babcock International Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Babcock International Group include Balfour Beatty (BBY), Morgan Sindall Group (MGNS), Hill & Smith (HILS), Keller Group (KLR), and Kier Group (KIE). These companies are all part of the "engineering & construction" industry.

How does Babcock International Group compare to Balfour Beatty?

Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) and Babcock International Group (LON:BAB) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

In the previous week, Babcock International Group had 8 more articles in the media than Balfour Beatty. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Babcock International Group and 2 mentions for Balfour Beatty. Balfour Beatty's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Babcock International Group's score of 0.22 indicating that Balfour Beatty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Balfour Beatty
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Babcock International Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Balfour Beatty£9.49B0.41£219.98M£52.0015.50
Babcock International Group£4.96B0.96£165.10M£55.8017.53

Babcock International Group has a net margin of 5.79% compared to Balfour Beatty's net margin of 2.77%. Babcock International Group's return on equity of 43.22% beat Balfour Beatty's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Balfour Beatty2.77% 23.73% 1.63%
Babcock International Group 5.79%43.22%4.47%

Balfour Beatty pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Babcock International Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Balfour Beatty pays out 24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Babcock International Group pays out 11.6% 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.

Balfour Beatty currently has a consensus target price of GBX 792.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.64%. Babcock International Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,558.80, suggesting a potential upside of 59.32%. Given Babcock International Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Babcock International Group is more favorable than Balfour Beatty.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Balfour Beatty
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Babcock International Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Balfour Beatty has a beta of 0.598, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Babcock International Group has a beta of 0.892, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

60.9% of Balfour Beatty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.2% of Babcock International Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Balfour Beatty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Babcock International Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Babcock International Group beats Balfour Beatty on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Babcock International Group compare to Morgan Sindall Group?

Morgan Sindall Group (LON:MGNS) and Babcock International Group (LON:BAB) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Morgan Sindall Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 140 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Babcock International Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Morgan Sindall Group pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Babcock International Group pays out 11.6% 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.

Babcock International Group has a net margin of 5.79% compared to Morgan Sindall Group's net margin of 3.49%. Babcock International Group's return on equity of 43.22% beat Morgan Sindall Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Morgan Sindall Group3.49% 24.53% 4.46%
Babcock International Group 5.79%43.22%4.47%

Babcock International Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Morgan Sindall Group. Morgan Sindall Group 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Sindall Group£5.02B0.40£125.92M£354.8012.27
Babcock International Group£4.96B0.96£165.10M£55.8017.53

Morgan Sindall Group has a beta of 0.849, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Babcock International Group has a beta of 0.892, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

Morgan Sindall Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 5,200, suggesting a potential upside of 19.49%. Babcock International Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,558.80, suggesting a potential upside of 59.32%. Given Babcock International Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Babcock International Group is more favorable than Morgan Sindall Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Morgan Sindall Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Babcock International Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

48.8% of Morgan Sindall Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.2% of Babcock International Group shares are held by institutional investors. 14.0% of Morgan Sindall Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Babcock International Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Babcock International Group had 9 more articles in the media than Morgan Sindall Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Babcock International Group and 1 mentions for Morgan Sindall Group. Babcock International Group's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Morgan Sindall Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Babcock International Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Morgan Sindall Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Babcock International Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Babcock International Group beats Morgan Sindall Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Babcock International Group compare to Hill & Smith?

Babcock International Group (LON:BAB) and Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

59.2% of Babcock International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of Hill & Smith shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Babcock International Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Hill & Smith shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Babcock International Group had 3 more articles in the media than Hill & Smith. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Babcock International Group and 7 mentions for Hill & Smith. Hill & Smith's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Babcock International Group's score of 0.22 indicating that Hill & Smith is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Babcock International Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Hill & Smith
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Babcock International Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hill & Smith. Babcock International Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hill & Smith, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Babcock International Group£4.96B0.96£165.10M£55.8017.53
Hill & Smith£868.80M2.29£77.07M£101.6024.90

Babcock International Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Hill & Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 50.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Babcock International Group pays out 11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hill & Smith pays out 49.7% 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.

Babcock International Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,558.80, indicating a potential upside of 59.32%. Hill & Smith has a consensus target price of GBX 2,813.33, indicating a potential upside of 11.20%. Given Babcock International Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Babcock International Group is more favorable than Hill & Smith.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Babcock International Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Hill & Smith
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Hill & Smith has a net margin of 9.50% compared to Babcock International Group's net margin of 5.79%. Babcock International Group's return on equity of 43.22% beat Hill & Smith's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Babcock International Group5.79% 43.22% 4.47%
Hill & Smith 9.50%17.34%10.01%

Babcock International Group has a beta of 0.892, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hill & Smith has a beta of 1.288, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Babcock International Group and Hill & Smith tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Babcock International Group compare to Keller Group?

Babcock International Group (LON:BAB) and Keller Group (LON:KLR) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

59.2% of Babcock International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.6% of Keller Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Babcock International Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Keller Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Babcock International Group has higher revenue and earnings than Keller Group. Keller Group 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Babcock International Group£4.96B0.96£165.10M£55.8017.53
Keller Group£3.09B0.51£126.69M£198.7011.58

Babcock International Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,558.80, indicating a potential upside of 59.32%. Keller Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,155, indicating a potential downside of 6.35%. Given Babcock International Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Babcock International Group is more favorable than Keller Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Babcock International Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Keller Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Babcock International Group has a beta of 0.892, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Keller Group has a beta of 1.029, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

Babcock International Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Keller Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 51.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Babcock International Group pays out 11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Keller Group pays out 25.9% 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.

In the previous week, Babcock International Group had 8 more articles in the media than Keller Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Babcock International Group and 2 mentions for Keller Group. Keller Group's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Babcock International Group's score of 0.22 indicating that Keller Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Babcock International Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Keller Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Babcock International Group has a net margin of 5.79% compared to Keller Group's net margin of 4.62%. Babcock International Group's return on equity of 43.22% beat Keller Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Babcock International Group5.79% 43.22% 4.47%
Keller Group 4.62%23.46%7.80%

Summary

Babcock International Group beats Keller Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Babcock International Group compare to Kier Group?

Babcock International Group (LON:BAB) and Kier Group (LON:KIE) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

59.2% of Babcock International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.8% of Kier Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Babcock International Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Kier Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Babcock International Group has higher revenue and earnings than Kier Group. Kier Group 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Babcock International Group£4.96B0.96£165.10M£55.8017.53
Kier Group£4.12B0.21£42.84M£13.1015.30

In the previous week, Babcock International Group had 8 more articles in the media than Kier Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Babcock International Group and 2 mentions for Kier Group. Kier Group's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Babcock International Group's score of 0.22 indicating that Kier Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Babcock International Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Kier Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Babcock International Group has a beta of 0.892, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kier Group has a beta of 0.906, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

Babcock International Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Kier Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Babcock International Group pays out 11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kier Group pays out 55.0% 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.

Babcock International Group has a net margin of 5.79% compared to Kier Group's net margin of 1.47%. Babcock International Group's return on equity of 43.22% beat Kier Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Babcock International Group5.79% 43.22% 4.47%
Kier Group 1.47%11.69%2.18%

Babcock International Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,558.80, suggesting a potential upside of 59.32%. Kier Group has a consensus target price of GBX 253.33, suggesting a potential upside of 26.41%. Given Babcock International Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Babcock International Group is more favorable than Kier Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Babcock International Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Kier Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Babcock International Group beats Kier Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BAB vs. The Competition

MetricBabcock International GroupEngineering & Construction IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£4.79B£3.45B£9.25B£2.76B
Dividend Yield0.73%3.13%3.59%6.15%
P/E Ratio17.5326.4025.06365.83
Price / Sales0.9679.564,451.1588,116.31
Price / Cash1.2914.6127.4027.89
Price / Book12.133.294.797.62
Net Income£165.10M£82.90M£794.33M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-5.47%-2.70%-1.19%-0.16%
1 Month Performance-22.07%-0.36%0.63%0.55%
1 Year Performance15.38%65.41%35.47%85.05%

Babcock International Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BAB
Babcock International Group
3.8286 of 5 stars
GBX 978.39
+3.6%
GBX 1,558.80
+59.3%
+11.4%£4.79B£4.96B17.5326,115
BBY
Balfour Beatty
1.9749 of 5 stars
GBX 828
-1.0%
GBX 792.50
-4.3%
+64.5%£3.98B£9.49B15.92105,000
MGNS
Morgan Sindall Group
2.1723 of 5 stars
GBX 4,577.17
-2.0%
GBX 5,200
+13.6%
+23.7%£2.14B£5.02B12.907,700
HILS
Hill & Smith
3.1177 of 5 stars
GBX 2,550
+0.6%
GBX 2,813.33
+10.3%
+31.0%£2.00B£868.80M25.104,336
KLR
Keller Group
1.677 of 5 stars
GBX 2,376
+0.1%
GBX 2,155
-9.3%
+47.2%£1.64B£3.09B11.969,500

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