Balfour Beatty (BBY) Competitors

Balfour Beatty has a net margin of 2.77% compared to Signature Aviation's net margin of 0.00%. Balfour Beatty's return on equity of 23.73% beat Signature Aviation's return on equity.

In the previous week, Signature Aviation had 3 more articles in the media than Balfour Beatty. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Signature Aviation and 1 mentions for Balfour Beatty. Balfour Beatty's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Signature Aviation's score of 0.00 indicating that Balfour Beatty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

60.9% of Balfour Beatty shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Balfour Beatty has higher revenue and earnings than Signature Aviation. Signature Aviation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Balfour Beatty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Balfour Beatty has a consensus price target of GBX 856.67, suggesting a potential upside of 1.82%. Given Balfour Beatty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Balfour Beatty is more favorable than Signature Aviation.

60.9% of Balfour Beatty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of RS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Balfour Beatty shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of RS Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Balfour Beatty presently has a consensus target price of GBX 856.67, indicating a potential upside of 1.82%. RS Group has a consensus target price of GBX 692.86, indicating a potential upside of 10.66%. Given RS Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RS Group is more favorable than Balfour Beatty.

Balfour Beatty pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. RS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Balfour Beatty pays out 24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RS Group pays out 65.5% 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 has a beta of 0.589, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, RS Group has a beta of 0.849, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

Balfour Beatty has higher revenue and earnings than RS Group. Balfour Beatty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RS Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Balfour Beatty had 1 more articles in the media than RS Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Balfour Beatty and 0 mentions for RS Group. Balfour Beatty's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat RS Group's score of 0.67 indicating that Balfour Beatty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

RS Group has a net margin of 5.62% compared to Balfour Beatty's net margin of 2.77%. Balfour Beatty's return on equity of 23.73% beat RS Group's return on equity.

Balfour Beatty pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share. Balfour Beatty pays out 24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) pays out 76.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Balfour Beatty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Balfour Beatty presently has a consensus price target of GBX 856.67, indicating a potential upside of 1.82%. Given Balfour Beatty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Balfour Beatty is more favorable than Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L).

Balfour Beatty has higher revenue and earnings than Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L). Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Balfour Beatty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Balfour Beatty had 1 more articles in the media than Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L). MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Balfour Beatty and 0 mentions for Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L). Balfour Beatty's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Balfour Beatty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

60.9% of Balfour Beatty shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Balfour Beatty shares are held 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.

Balfour Beatty has a net margin of 2.77% compared to Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Balfour Beatty's return on equity of 23.73% beat Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)'s return on equity.

Balfour Beatty currently has a consensus price target of GBX 856.67, suggesting a potential upside of 1.82%. Paragon Banking Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,040.17, suggesting a potential upside of 31.17%. Given Paragon Banking Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Paragon Banking Group is more favorable than Balfour Beatty.

Balfour Beatty has a beta of 0.589, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Paragon Banking Group has a beta of 1.192, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

Balfour Beatty pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Paragon Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 43.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Balfour Beatty pays out 24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paragon Banking Group pays out 48.8% 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, Paragon Banking Group had 1 more articles in the media than Balfour Beatty. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Paragon Banking Group and 1 mentions for Balfour Beatty. Paragon Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Balfour Beatty's score of 0.75 indicating that Paragon Banking Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

60.9% of Balfour Beatty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Paragon Banking Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Balfour Beatty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Paragon Banking Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Paragon Banking Group has a net margin of 14.98% compared to Balfour Beatty's net margin of 2.77%. Balfour Beatty's return on equity of 23.73% beat Paragon Banking Group's return on equity.

Balfour Beatty has higher revenue and earnings than Paragon Banking Group. Paragon Banking Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Balfour Beatty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.