Chemring Group (CHG) Competitors

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CHG vs. COB, QQ, BOE, SNR, and GEC

Should you buy Chemring Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Chemring Group 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 Chemring Group include Cobham (COB), QinetiQ Group (QQ), Boeing (BOE), Senior (SNR), and General Electric (GEC). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry.

How does Chemring Group compare to Cobham?

Cobham (LON:COB) and Chemring Group (LON:CHG) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Chemring Group has a net margin of 9.69% compared to Cobham's net margin of 0.00%. Chemring Group's return on equity of 13.12% beat Cobham's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cobham	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chemring Group	9.69%	13.12%	7.03%

Chemring Group has a consensus target price of GBX 616.75, indicating a potential upside of 32.09%. Given Chemring Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chemring Group is more favorable than Cobham.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cobham	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Chemring Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Chemring Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cobham. Cobham is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chemring Group, 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
Cobham	£1.97B	0.00	N/A	-£1.90	N/A
Chemring Group	£497.50M	2.54	£2.18M	£17.50	26.68

In the previous week, Chemring Group had 1 more articles in the media than Cobham. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Chemring Group and 0 mentions for Cobham. Cobham's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Chemring Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cobham	Neutral
Chemring Group	Neutral

68.8% of Chemring Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Chemring Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Chemring Group beats Cobham on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Chemring Group compare to QinetiQ Group?

QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) and Chemring Group (LON:CHG) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

59.5% of QinetiQ Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.8% of Chemring Group shares are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of QinetiQ Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Chemring Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Chemring Group has a net margin of 9.69% compared to QinetiQ Group's net margin of -11.16%. Chemring Group's return on equity of 13.12% beat QinetiQ Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QinetiQ Group	-11.16%	-35.50%	6.47%
Chemring Group	9.69%	13.12%	7.03%

QinetiQ Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 578.33, indicating a potential upside of 39.29%. Chemring Group has a consensus target price of GBX 616.75, indicating a potential upside of 32.09%. Given QinetiQ Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe QinetiQ Group is more favorable than Chemring Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QinetiQ Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Chemring Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

QinetiQ Group has a beta of 0.313, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Chemring Group has a beta of 0.823, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

QinetiQ Group has higher revenue and earnings than Chemring Group. QinetiQ Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chemring Group, 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
QinetiQ Group	£1.89B	1.21	£132.62M	£24.15	17.19
Chemring Group	£497.50M	2.54	£2.18M	£17.50	26.68

In the previous week, QinetiQ Group and QinetiQ Group both had 1 articles in the media. QinetiQ Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Chemring Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
QinetiQ Group	Neutral
Chemring Group	Neutral

QinetiQ Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Chemring Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. QinetiQ Group pays out 33.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chemring Group pays out 45.1% 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. QinetiQ Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Chemring Group beats QinetiQ Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Chemring Group compare to Boeing?

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

Chemring Group has a net margin of 9.69% compared to Boeing's net margin of -5.86%. Chemring Group's return on equity of 13.12% beat Boeing's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chemring Group	9.69%	13.12%	7.03%
Boeing	-5.86%	N/A	0.04%

Chemring Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Boeing. Boeing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chemring Group, 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
Chemring Group	£497.50M	2.54	£2.18M	£17.50	26.68
Boeing	£70.54B	0.00	-£4.13B	-£7.15	N/A

In the previous week, Boeing had 23 more articles in the media than Chemring Group. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Boeing and 1 mentions for Chemring Group. Chemring Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Boeing's score of -0.09 indicating that Chemring Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chemring Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Boeing	3 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

68.8% of Chemring Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.4% of Boeing shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Chemring Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Boeing shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Chemring Group has a beta of 0.823, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Boeing has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the broader market.

Chemring Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 616.75, suggesting a potential upside of 32.09%. Given Chemring Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Chemring Group is more favorable than Boeing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chemring Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Boeing	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Chemring Group beats Boeing on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Chemring Group compare to Senior?

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

Senior has higher revenue and earnings than Chemring Group. Senior is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chemring Group, 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
Senior	£738.20M	1.59	£30.78M	-£1.02	N/A
Chemring Group	£497.50M	2.54	£2.18M	£17.50	26.68

Senior presently has a consensus target price of GBX 253.33, suggesting a potential downside of 11.27%. Chemring Group has a consensus target price of GBX 616.75, suggesting a potential upside of 32.09%. Given Chemring Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Chemring Group is more favorable than Senior.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Senior	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Chemring Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Chemring Group has a net margin of 9.69% compared to Senior's net margin of 3.98%. Chemring Group's return on equity of 13.12% beat Senior's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Senior	3.98%	7.31%	2.65%
Chemring Group	9.69%	13.12%	7.03%

55.0% of Senior shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.8% of Chemring Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Senior shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Chemring Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Senior had 1 more articles in the media than Chemring Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Senior and 1 mentions for Chemring Group. Senior's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Chemring Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Senior is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Senior	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chemring Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Senior has a beta of 1.152, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Chemring Group has a beta of 0.823, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

Senior pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Chemring Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Senior pays out -245.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chemring Group pays out 45.1% 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.

Summary

Chemring Group beats Senior on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Chemring Group compare to General Electric?

Chemring Group (LON:CHG) and General Electric (LON:GEC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

68.8% of Chemring Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of General Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Chemring Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of General Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Chemring Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. General Electric pays an annual dividend of GBX 112 per share. Chemring Group pays out 45.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. General Electric pays out 2,947.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Chemring Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

General Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Chemring Group. General Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chemring Group, 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
Chemring Group	£497.50M	2.54	£2.18M	£17.50	26.68
General Electric	£69.52B	0.00	£4.19B	£3.80	N/A

Chemring Group has a beta of 0.823, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, General Electric has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Chemring Group has a net margin of 9.69% compared to General Electric's net margin of 5.05%. General Electric's return on equity of 13.64% beat Chemring Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chemring Group	9.69%	13.12%	7.03%
General Electric	5.05%	13.64%	2.43%

In the previous week, General Electric had 3 more articles in the media than Chemring Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for General Electric and 1 mentions for Chemring Group. General Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Chemring Group's score of 0.00 indicating that General Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chemring Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
General Electric	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Chemring Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 616.75, suggesting a potential upside of 32.09%. Given Chemring Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chemring Group is more favorable than General Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chemring Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
General Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Chemring Group beats General Electric on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CHG vs. The Competition

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Metric	Chemring Group	Aerospace & Defense Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£1.26B	£15.27B	£9.37B	£2.76B
Dividend Yield	1.66%	2.62%	3.55%	6.14%
P/E Ratio	26.68	43.25	24.87	365.60
Price / Sales	2.54	80.04	5,924.09	88,654.28
Price / Cash	86.71	21.15	27.62	27.89
Price / Book	5.00	5.17	4.80	7.52
Net Income	£2.18M	£255.60M	£791.02M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-9.33%	-1.77%	1.23%	7.45%
1 Month Performance	-14.49%	-0.55%	4.90%	2.91%
1 Year Performance	14.72%	56.01%	38.50%	89.21%

Chemring Group Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CHG Chemring Group	2.3086 of 5 stars	GBX 466.91 -2.0%	GBX 616.75 +32.1%	+13.5%	£1.26B	£497.50M	26.68	2,600
COB Cobham	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£3.96B	£1.97B	N/A	10,898	Positive News
QQ QinetiQ Group	2.6261 of 5 stars	GBX 442 -0.2%	GBX 578.33 +30.8%	-1.2%	£2.44B	£1.89B	18.30	8,588	High Trading Volume
BOE Boeing	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.32B	£70.54B	N/A	156,000	Gap Up
SNR Senior	1.5614 of 5 stars	GBX 285.48 0.0%	GBX 253.33 -11.3%	+88.1%	£1.18B	£738.20M	N/A	6,679	News Coverage

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Chemring Group (CHG) Competitors

CHG vs. COB, QQ, BOE, SNR, and GEC

How does Chemring Group compare to Cobham?

Is COB or CHG more profitable?

Do analysts recommend COB or CHG?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, COB or CHG?

Does the media prefer COB or CHG?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in COB or CHG?

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How does Chemring Group compare to QinetiQ Group?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in QQ or CHG?

Is QQ or CHG more profitable?

Do analysts recommend QQ or CHG?

Which has more volatility and risk, QQ or CHG?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, QQ or CHG?

Does the media favor QQ or CHG?

Is QQ or CHG a better dividend stock?

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How does Chemring Group compare to Boeing?

Is CHG or BOE more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CHG or BOE?

Does the media refer more to CHG or BOE?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CHG or BOE?

Which has more volatility and risk, CHG or BOE?

Do analysts rate CHG or BOE?

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How does Chemring Group compare to Senior?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SNR or CHG?

Do analysts prefer SNR or CHG?

Is SNR or CHG more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SNR or CHG?

Does the media favor SNR or CHG?

Which has more volatility & risk, SNR or CHG?

Is SNR or CHG a better dividend stock?

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How does Chemring Group compare to General Electric?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CHG or GEC?

Is CHG or GEC a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CHG or GEC?

Which has more risk & volatility, CHG or GEC?

Is CHG or GEC more profitable?

Does the media refer more to CHG or GEC?

Do analysts prefer CHG or GEC?

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