Do analysts prefer BILN or SFR?

Severfield has a consensus price target of GBX 44, suggesting a potential upside of 20.88%. Given Severfield's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Severfield is more favorable than Billington. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Billington 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Severfield 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BILN or SFR?

Severfield has higher revenue and earnings than Billington. Severfield is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Billington, 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 Billington £95.69M 0.54 £10.46M £10.00 40.02 Severfield £454.25M 0.24 £15.24M -£12.03 N/A

Is BILN or SFR more profitable?

Billington has a net margin of 1.39% compared to Severfield's net margin of -7.84%. Billington's return on equity of 2.61% beat Severfield's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Billington 1.39% 2.61% 10.37% Severfield -7.84% -22.06% 4.69%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CTO or BILN?

Billington has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TClarke. TClarke is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Billington, 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 TClarke £491M 0.00 £6.50M £0.14 N/A Billington £95.69M 0.54 £10.46M £10.00 40.02

Is CTO or BILN more profitable?

Billington has a net margin of 1.39% compared to TClarke's net margin of 1.32%. TClarke's return on equity of 14.11% beat Billington's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TClarke 1.32% 14.11% 2.74% Billington 1.39% 2.61% 10.37%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BILN or VANL?

Billington has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Van Elle. Billington is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Van Elle, 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 Billington £95.69M 0.54 £10.46M £10.00 40.02 Van Elle £140.48M 0.40 £4.27M £0.40 130.00

Is BILN or VANL more profitable?

Billington has a net margin of 1.39% compared to Van Elle's net margin of 0.35%. Billington's return on equity of 2.61% beat Van Elle's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Billington 1.39% 2.61% 10.37% Van Elle 0.35% 0.90% 3.37%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BILN or TGP?

Billington has higher revenue and earnings than Tekmar Group. Tekmar Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Billington, 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 Billington £95.69M 0.54 £10.46M £10.00 40.02 Tekmar Group £32.58M 0.60 -£4.29M -£1.73 N/A

Is BILN or TGP more profitable?

Billington has a net margin of 1.39% compared to Tekmar Group's net margin of -7.38%. Billington's return on equity of 2.61% beat Tekmar Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Billington 1.39% 2.61% 10.37% Tekmar Group -7.38% -10.04% -9.26%

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BILN vs. SFR, CTO, VANL, SMJ, and TGP

Should you buy Billington stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Billington 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 Billington include Severfield (SFR), TClarke (CTO), Van Elle (VANL), J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC (SMJ), and Tekmar Group (TGP). These companies are all part of the "engineering & construction" industry.

How does Billington compare to Severfield?

Billington (LON:BILN) and Severfield (LON:SFR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Severfield has a consensus price target of GBX 44, suggesting a potential upside of 20.88%. Given Severfield's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Severfield is more favorable than Billington.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Billington	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Severfield	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, Billington's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Severfield'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Billington	Neutral
Severfield	Neutral

2.5% of Billington shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.0% of Severfield shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Billington shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Severfield shares are owned by company 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.

Billington has a beta of 0.548, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Severfield has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Billington has a net margin of 1.39% compared to Severfield's net margin of -7.84%. Billington's return on equity of 2.61% beat Severfield's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Billington	1.39%	2.61%	10.37%
Severfield	-7.84%	-22.06%	4.69%

Severfield has higher revenue and earnings than Billington. Severfield is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Billington, 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
Billington	£95.69M	0.54	£10.46M	£10.00	40.02
Severfield	£454.25M	0.24	£15.24M	-£12.03	N/A

Summary

Billington and Severfield tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Billington compare to TClarke?

TClarke (LON:CTO) and Billington (LON:BILN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

15.2% of TClarke shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.5% of Billington shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.4% of TClarke shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Billington shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Billington has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TClarke. TClarke is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Billington, 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
TClarke	£491M	0.00	£6.50M	£0.14	N/A
Billington	£95.69M	0.54	£10.46M	£10.00	40.02

TClarke has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Billington has a beta of 0.548, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

Billington has a net margin of 1.39% compared to TClarke's net margin of 1.32%. TClarke's return on equity of 14.11% beat Billington's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TClarke	1.32%	14.11%	2.74%
Billington	1.39%	2.61%	10.37%

TClarke pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share. Billington pays an annual dividend of GBX 25 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. TClarke pays out 4,285.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Billington pays out 250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Billington is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, TClarke's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Billington'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TClarke	Neutral
Billington	Neutral

Summary

TClarke and Billington tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Billington compare to Van Elle?

Billington (LON:BILN) and Van Elle (LON:VANL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Billington has a beta of 0.548, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Van Elle has a beta of 0.782, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

2.5% of Billington shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.7% of Van Elle shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Billington shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Van Elle shares are owned 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.

Billington pays an annual dividend of GBX 25 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Van Elle pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Billington pays out 250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Van Elle pays out 300.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Billington is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Billington's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Van Elle'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Billington	Neutral
Van Elle	Neutral

Billington has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Van Elle. Billington is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Van Elle, 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
Billington	£95.69M	0.54	£10.46M	£10.00	40.02
Van Elle	£140.48M	0.40	£4.27M	£0.40	130.00

Billington has a net margin of 1.39% compared to Van Elle's net margin of 0.35%. Billington's return on equity of 2.61% beat Van Elle's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Billington	1.39%	2.61%	10.37%
Van Elle	0.35%	0.90%	3.37%

Summary

Billington beats Van Elle on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Billington compare to J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC?

J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC (LON:SMJ) and Billington (LON:BILN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Billington has higher revenue and earnings than J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC. J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Billington, 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
J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC	£29.00M	1.54	£1.61M	£13.06	8.81
Billington	£95.69M	0.54	£10.46M	£10.00	40.02

J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC has a beta of 0.214, suggesting that its share price is 79% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Billington has a beta of 0.548, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC had 1 more articles in the media than Billington. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC and 0 mentions for Billington. J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Billington's score of 0.00 indicating that J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC	Very Positive
Billington	Neutral

J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC has a net margin of 17.61% compared to Billington's net margin of 1.39%. J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC's return on equity of 3.92% beat Billington's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC	17.61%	3.92%	0.82%
Billington	1.39%	2.61%	10.37%

0.9% of J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.5% of Billington shares are owned by institutional investors. 71.2% of J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Billington shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Billington pays an annual dividend of GBX 25 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC pays out 24.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Billington pays out 250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC beats Billington on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Billington compare to Tekmar Group?

Billington (LON:BILN) and Tekmar Group (LON:TGP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Billington has a beta of 0.548, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tekmar Group has a beta of 1.701, suggesting that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the broader market.

Billington has a net margin of 1.39% compared to Tekmar Group's net margin of -7.38%. Billington's return on equity of 2.61% beat Tekmar Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Billington	1.39%	2.61%	10.37%
Tekmar Group	-7.38%	-10.04%	-9.26%

Billington has higher revenue and earnings than Tekmar Group. Tekmar Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Billington, 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
Billington	£95.69M	0.54	£10.46M	£10.00	40.02
Tekmar Group	£32.58M	0.60	-£4.29M	-£1.73	N/A

2.5% of Billington shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of Tekmar Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Billington shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Tekmar Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Billington's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Tekmar Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Billington	Neutral
Tekmar Group	Neutral

Summary

Billington beats Tekmar Group on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BILN vs. The Competition

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Metric	Billington	Engineering & Construction Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£51.44M	£3.36B	£9.68B	£2.83B
Dividend Yield	2.68%	3.10%	3.53%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	40.02	27.87	27.03	368.96
Price / Sales	0.54	80.83	4,756.40	85,974.72
Price / Cash	5.09	14.58	27.31	27.87
Price / Book	0.95	3.46	4.61	7.75
Net Income	£10.46M	£105.39M	£791.21M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	0.05%	1.73%	0.77%	0.91%
1 Month Performance	-1.65%	3.37%	1.64%	-0.37%
1 Year Performance	4.63%	39.16%	18.47%	70.53%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BILN Billington	N/A	GBX 400.20 flat	N/A	+4.6%	£51.44M	£95.69M	40.02	463	Gap Up
SFR Severfield	2.1558 of 5 stars	GBX 32.20 +8.8%	GBX 44 +36.6%	-5.0%	£95.08M	£404.71M	N/A	1,900	Gap Down High Trading Volume
CTO TClarke	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£84.08M	£491M	1,135.71	30
VANL Van Elle	N/A	GBX 52 flat	N/A	N/A	£56.27M	£140.48M	130.00	670
SMJ J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC	N/A	GBX 112 -0.4%	N/A	-4.2%	£43.62M	£29.00M	8.58	152

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BILN vs. SFR, CTO, VANL, SMJ, and TGP

How does Billington compare to Severfield?

Do analysts prefer BILN or SFR?

Does the media refer more to BILN or SFR?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BILN or SFR?

Which has more risk & volatility, BILN or SFR?

Is BILN or SFR more profitable?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BILN or SFR?

Summary

How does Billington compare to TClarke?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CTO or BILN?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CTO or BILN?

Which has more volatility & risk, CTO or BILN?

Is CTO or BILN more profitable?

Is CTO or BILN a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor CTO or BILN?

Summary

How does Billington compare to Van Elle?

Which has more volatility & risk, BILN or VANL?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BILN or VANL?

Is BILN or VANL a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer BILN or VANL?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BILN or VANL?

Is BILN or VANL more profitable?

Summary

How does Billington compare to J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC?

Which has better earnings & valuation, SMJ or BILN?

Which has more volatility and risk, SMJ or BILN?

Does the media prefer SMJ or BILN?

Is SMJ or BILN more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SMJ or BILN?

Is SMJ or BILN a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Billington compare to Tekmar Group?

Which has more volatility & risk, BILN or TGP?

Is BILN or TGP more profitable?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BILN or TGP?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BILN or TGP?

Does the media refer more to BILN or TGP?

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