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GBX 35.01 -1.49 (-4.08%)
As of 09/11/2026 12:29 PM Eastern
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HERC vs. SFR, ROAD, CTO, VANL, and BILN

Should you buy Hercules Site Services stock or one of its competitors? Hercules Site Services's main competitors and comparable companies include Severfield (SFR), Roadside Real Estate (ROAD), TClarke (CTO), Van Elle (VANL), and Billington (BILN). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry.

How does Hercules Site Services compare to Severfield?

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

59.8% of Severfield shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of Hercules Site Services shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Severfield shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 37.2% of Hercules Site Services 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.

Severfield has a beta of 0.926, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hercules Site Services has a beta of 0.963, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Severfield£454.25M0.24£15.24M-£12.03N/A
Hercules Site Services£125.85M0.22£798.97K-£2.37N/A

Hercules Site Services has a net margin of -0.53% compared to Severfield's net margin of -7.84%. Hercules Site Services' return on equity of -5.56% beat Severfield's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Severfield-7.84% -22.06% 4.69%
Hercules Site Services -0.53%-5.56%4.33%

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Severfield Neutral
Hercules Site Services Neutral

Severfield presently has a consensus target price of GBX 44, suggesting a potential upside of 17.33%. Given Severfield's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Severfield is more favorable than Hercules Site Services.

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
Hercules Site Services
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Severfield beats Hercules Site Services on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hercules Site Services compare to Roadside Real Estate?

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Roadside Real Estate£2.70M36.92£41.90M-£1.51N/A
Hercules Site Services£125.85M0.22£798.97K-£2.37N/A

Roadside Real Estate has a beta of 0.582, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hercules Site Services has a beta of 0.963, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

4.0% of Roadside Real Estate shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of Hercules Site Services shares are held by institutional investors. 87.8% of Roadside Real Estate shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.2% of Hercules Site Services shares are held by company 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.

Hercules Site Services has a net margin of -0.53% compared to Roadside Real Estate's net margin of -141.78%. Hercules Site Services' return on equity of -5.56% beat Roadside Real Estate's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Roadside Real Estate-141.78% -11.33% N/A
Hercules Site Services -0.53%-5.56%4.33%

In the previous week, Roadside Real Estate's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hercules Site Services'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Roadside Real Estate Neutral
Hercules Site Services Neutral

Summary

Hercules Site Services beats Roadside Real Estate on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hercules Site Services compare to TClarke?

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

15.2% of TClarke shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of Hercules Site Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.4% of TClarke shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.2% of Hercules Site Services shares are owned by company 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.

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

Company Overall Sentiment
TClarke Neutral
Hercules Site Services Neutral

TClarke has higher revenue and earnings than Hercules Site Services. Hercules Site Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TClarke, 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
Hercules Site Services£125.85M0.22£798.97K-£2.37N/A

TClarke has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hercules Site Services has a beta of 0.963, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

TClarke pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share. Hercules Site Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 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. Hercules Site Services pays out -25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hercules Site Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

TClarke has a net margin of 1.32% compared to Hercules Site Services' net margin of -0.53%. TClarke's return on equity of 14.11% beat Hercules Site Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
TClarke1.32% 14.11% 2.74%
Hercules Site Services -0.53%-5.56%4.33%

Summary

TClarke beats Hercules Site Services on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hercules Site Services compare to Van Elle?

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

Hercules Site Services has a beta of 0.963, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Van Elle has a beta of 0.782, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

Van Elle has a net margin of 0.35% compared to Hercules Site Services' net margin of -0.53%. Van Elle's return on equity of 0.90% beat Hercules Site Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hercules Site Services-0.53% -5.56% 4.33%
Van Elle 0.35%0.90%3.37%

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Hercules Site Services Neutral
Van Elle Neutral

Van Elle has higher revenue and earnings than Hercules Site Services. Hercules Site Services 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
Hercules Site Services£125.85M0.22£798.97K-£2.37N/A
Van Elle£140.48M0.40£4.27M£0.40130.00

7.9% of Hercules Site Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.7% of Van Elle shares are held by institutional investors. 37.2% of Hercules Site Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Van Elle shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Hercules Site Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Van Elle pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Hercules Site Services pays out -25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Summary

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

How does Hercules Site Services compare to Billington?

Hercules Site Services (LON:HERC) 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 profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

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£125.85M0.22£798.97K-£2.37N/A
Billington£95.69M0.54£10.46M£10.0040.15

Hercules Site Services has a beta of 0.963, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Billington has a beta of 0.551, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

7.9% of Hercules Site Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.5% of Billington shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.2% of Hercules Site Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Billington shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Billington has a net margin of 1.39% compared to Hercules Site Services' net margin of -0.53%. 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-0.53% -5.56% 4.33%
Billington 1.39%2.61%10.37%

In the previous week, Billington had 1 more articles in the media than Hercules Site Services. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Billington and 0 mentions for Hercules Site Services. 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

Hercules Site Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Billington pays an annual dividend of GBX 25 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Hercules Site Services pays out -25.3% 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 9 of the 14 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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HERC vs. The Competition

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MetricHercules Site ServicesConstruction & Engineering IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£28.21M£7.96B£10.18B£2.87B
Dividend Yield5.93%2.63%97.17%6.23%
P/E Ratio-14.7721.5825.75366.83
Price / Sales0.2258.37461.9183,599.70
Price / Cash3.4416.8923.7127.89
Price / Book1.904.514.846.33
Net Income£798.97K£487.40M£612.22M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-6.92%-2.03%-1.56%-0.69%
1 Month Performance-16.42%-5.64%-3.85%0.18%
1 Year Performance-7.87%16.68%6.34%20.03%

Hercules Site Services Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HERC
Hercules Site Services
N/AGBX 35.01
-4.1%		N/A-9.3%£28.21M£125.85MN/A560
SFR
Severfield
N/AGBX 38.10
-2.2%		GBX 44
+15.5%		+17.2%£112.50M£454.25MN/A1,900
ROAD
Roadside Real Estate
N/AGBX 56
-0.9%		N/A+3.7%£99.83M£2.70MN/A3,790
CTO
TClarke
N/AN/AN/AN/A£84.08M£491M1,135.7130
VANL
Van Elle
N/AGBX 52
flat		N/AN/A£56.27M£140.48M130.00670

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This page (LON:HERC) was last updated on 9/12/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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