Bodycote (BOY) Competitors

Burford Capital (LON:BUR) and Bodycote (LON:BOY) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BUR or BOY?

Bodycote received 180 more outperform votes than Burford Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.71% of users gave Burford Capital an outperform vote while only 70.50% of users gave Bodycote an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Burford Capital	Outperform Votes 384 74.71%	Underperform Votes 130 25.29%
Bodycote	Outperform Votes 564 70.50%	Underperform Votes 236 29.50%

Does the media favor BUR or BOY?

In the previous week, Bodycote had 1 more articles in the media than Burford Capital. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Bodycote and 3 mentions for Burford Capital. Bodycote's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Burford Capital's score of 0.35 indicating that Bodycote is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Burford Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Bodycote	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BUR or BOY?

Burford Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bodycote. Bodycote is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burford Capital, 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
Burford Capital	£299.55M	9.47	£193.30M	£55.90	18.44
Bodycote	£739.54M	1.19	£59.25M	£33.23	14.74

Do analysts recommend BUR or BOY?

Burford Capital presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,600, indicating a potential upside of 55.19%. Bodycote has a consensus target price of GBX 812.50, indicating a potential upside of 65.82%. Given Bodycote's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bodycote is more favorable than Burford Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Burford Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Bodycote	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility and risk, BUR or BOY?

Burford Capital has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bodycote has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BUR or BOY a better dividend stock?

Burford Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Bodycote pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Burford Capital pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bodycote pays out 69.2% 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.

Is BUR or BOY more profitable?

Burford Capital has a net margin of 64.53% compared to Bodycote's net margin of 8.01%. Bodycote's return on equity of 8.14% beat Burford Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Burford Capital	64.53%	6.70%	10.28%
Bodycote	8.01%	8.14%	6.41%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BUR or BOY?

62.2% of Burford Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Bodycote shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.6% of Burford Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Bodycote 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.

Summary

Burford Capital and Bodycote tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.