Brunner (BUT) Competitors

Brunner (LON:BUT) and HICL Infrastructure (LON:HICL) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Is BUT or HICL a better dividend stock?

Brunner pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. HICL Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Brunner pays out 9.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HICL Infrastructure pays out 156.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BUT or HICL?

17.4% of Brunner shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.7% of HICL Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 32.0% of Brunner shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of HICL Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor BUT or HICL?

In the previous week, Brunner had 1 more articles in the media than HICL Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Brunner and 0 mentions for HICL Infrastructure. Brunner's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat HICL Infrastructure's score of 0.67 indicating that Brunner is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Brunner	Positive
HICL Infrastructure	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BUT or HICL?

Brunner has higher revenue and earnings than HICL Infrastructure. Brunner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HICL Infrastructure, 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
Brunner	£111.40M	5.60	£105.32M	£241.42	5.95
HICL Infrastructure	£105.30M	22.87	£101.36M	£5.10	23.72

Which has more risk & volatility, BUT or HICL?

Brunner has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HICL Infrastructure has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BUT or HICL more profitable?

HICL Infrastructure has a net margin of 96.27% compared to Brunner's net margin of 94.54%. Brunner's return on equity of 18.49% beat HICL Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brunner	94.54%	18.49%	11.63%
HICL Infrastructure	96.27%	3.24%	0.58%

Summary

Brunner beats HICL Infrastructure on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.