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As of 05/13/2026 12:10 PM Eastern
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BILN vs. CTO, SFR, VANL, SMJ, and HERC

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 TClarke (CTO), Severfield (SFR), Van Elle (VANL), J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC (SMJ), and Hercules Site Services (HERC). These companies are all part of the "engineering & construction" industry.

How does Billington compare to TClarke?

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

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
TClarke1.32% 14.11% 2.74%
Billington 1.39%2.61%10.37%

TClarke has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Billington has a beta of 0.521, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
TClarke£491M0.00£6.50M£0.14N/A
Billington£95.69M0.56£10.46M£10.0041.60

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

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, 12.2% 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 is poised for long-term growth.

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 6.0%. 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.

Summary

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

How does Billington compare to Severfield?

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

Severfield has a beta of 0.919, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Billington has a beta of 0.521, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

Severfield presently has a consensus target price of GBX 44, suggesting a potential upside of 72.55%. Given Severfield's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Severfield is more favorable than Billington.

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

Billington has a net margin of 1.39% compared to Severfield's net margin of -3.80%. Billington's return on equity of 2.61% beat Severfield's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Severfield-3.80% -8.57% 4.69%
Billington 1.39%2.61%10.37%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Severfield£404.71M0.19£15.24M-£5.16N/A
Billington£95.69M0.56£10.46M£10.0041.60

Severfield pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Billington pays an annual dividend of GBX 25 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Severfield pays out -27.1% 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.

In the previous week, Severfield had 1 more articles in the media than Billington. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Severfield and 0 mentions for Billington. Severfield's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Billington's score of 0.00 indicating that Severfield is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Severfield Positive
Billington Neutral

60.3% of Severfield shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.5% of Billington shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Severfield shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of Billington shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Severfield beats Billington on 10 of the 18 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 superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Billington has a beta of 0.521, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Van Elle has a beta of 0.556, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

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
Billington1.39% 2.61% 10.37%
Van Elle 0.35%0.90%3.37%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Billington£95.69M0.56£10.46M£10.0041.60
Van Elle£140.48M0.39£4.27M£0.40126.00

Billington pays an annual dividend of GBX 25 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Van Elle pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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

2.5% of Billington shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.7% of Van Elle shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.2% of Billington shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of Van Elle shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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?

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

Billington has a beta of 0.521, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC has a beta of 0.228, suggesting that its share price is 77% less volatile than the broader market.

Billington pays an annual dividend of GBX 25 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. 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 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. J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC pays out 24.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

2.5% of Billington shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC shares are held by institutional investors. 12.2% of Billington shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 71.2% of J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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
Billington1.39% 2.61% 10.37%
J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC 17.61%3.92%0.82%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Billington£95.69M0.56£10.46M£10.0041.60
J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC£29.00M1.54£1.61M£13.068.81

In the previous week, Billington's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC'saverage media sentiment score.

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

Summary

Billington beats J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Billington compare to Hercules Site Services?

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

Billington has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hercules Site Services. Hercules Site Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Billington, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hercules Site Services£110.33M0.25£798.97K-£3.05N/A
Billington£95.69M0.56£10.46M£10.0041.60

Hercules Site Services has a beta of 0.613, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Billington has a beta of 0.521, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

Billington has a net margin of 1.39% compared to Hercules Site Services' net margin of -1.64%. Billington's return on equity of 2.61% beat Hercules Site Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hercules Site Services-1.64% -16.41% 4.33%
Billington 1.39%2.61%10.37%

In the previous week, Hercules Site Services' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Billington'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Hercules Site Services Neutral
Billington Neutral

7.9% of Hercules Site Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.5% of Billington shares are held by institutional investors. 34.4% of Hercules Site Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of Billington shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Hercules Site Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Billington pays an annual dividend of GBX 25 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Hercules Site Services pays out -56.4% 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

Billington beats Hercules Site Services on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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BILN vs. The Competition

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MetricBillingtonEngineering & Construction IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£53.47M£3.52B£9.34B£2.79B
Dividend Yield2.68%3.12%3.57%6.09%
P/E Ratio41.6026.2224.82365.64
Price / Sales0.5679.915,418.9588,387.79
Price / Cash5.0914.6127.9227.89
Price / Book0.993.304.787.58
Net Income£10.46M£82.90M£792.39M£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.95%-2.44%0.14%0.32%
1 Month Performance10.18%0.57%3.60%2.32%
1 Year Performance9.47%68.74%38.16%86.76%

Billington Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BILN
Billington
N/AGBX 416
+1.5%		N/A+7.9%£53.47M£95.69M41.60463
CTO
TClarke
N/AN/AN/AN/A£84.08M£491M1,135.7130
SFR
Severfield
3.0679 of 5 stars		GBX 26.35
+4.4%		GBX 44
+67.0%		-20.3%£77.81M£404.71MN/A1,900
VANL
Van Elle
N/AGBX 50.55
+0.5%		N/A+29.2%£54.70M£140.48M126.38670
SMJ
J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC
N/AGBX 115
+4.5%		N/AN/A£42.71M£23.24M8.80152

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This page (LON:BILN) was last updated on 5/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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