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HERC vs. CTO, SFR, VANL, BILN, and SMJ

Should you buy Hercules Site Services stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Hercules Site Services 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 Hercules Site Services include TClarke (CTO), Severfield (SFR), Van Elle (VANL), Billington (BILN), and J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC (SMJ). These companies are all part of the "engineering & construction" industry.

How does Hercules Site Services compare to TClarke?

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

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
Hercules Site Services£110.33M0.21£798.97K-£3.05N/A
TClarke£491M0.00£6.50M£0.14N/A

Hercules Site Services has a beta of 0.915, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, TClarke has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

7.9% of Hercules Site Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.2% of TClarke shares are held by institutional investors. 34.4% of Hercules Site Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.4% of TClarke shares are held by company 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.

In the previous week, Hercules Site Services had 1 more articles in the media than TClarke. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hercules Site Services and 0 mentions for TClarke. Hercules Site Services' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled TClarke'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Hercules Site Services Neutral
TClarke Neutral

Hercules Site Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. TClarke pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share. Hercules Site Services pays out -56.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 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 -0.06%. TClarke's return on equity of 14.11% beat Hercules Site Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hercules Site Services-0.06% -0.53% 4.33%
TClarke 1.32%14.11%2.74%

Summary

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

How does Hercules Site Services compare to Severfield?

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

Hercules Site Services has a net margin of -0.06% compared to Severfield's net margin of -3.80%. Hercules Site Services' return on equity of -0.53% beat Severfield's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hercules Site Services-0.06% -0.53% 4.33%
Severfield -3.80%-8.57%4.69%

Hercules Site Services has a beta of 0.915, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Severfield has a beta of 0.905, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

7.9% of Hercules Site Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of Severfield shares are held by institutional investors. 34.4% of Hercules Site Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Severfield shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Hercules Site Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Severfield pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Hercules Site Services pays out -56.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Severfield pays out -27.1% 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. Hercules Site Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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
Hercules Site Services£110.33M0.21£798.97K-£3.05N/A
Severfield£404.71M0.19£15.24M-£5.16N/A

In the previous week, Severfield had 1 more articles in the media than Hercules Site Services. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Severfield and 1 mentions for Hercules Site Services. Severfield's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Hercules Site Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Severfield is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hercules Site Services
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Severfield
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Severfield has a consensus target price of GBX 44, suggesting a potential upside of 66.73%. Given Severfield's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Severfield is more favorable than Hercules Site Services.

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

Summary

Severfield beats Hercules Site Services on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hercules Site Services compare to Van Elle?

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

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
Van Elle£140.48M0.40£4.27M£0.40128.25
Hercules Site Services£110.33M0.21£798.97K-£3.05N/A

Van Elle has a net margin of 0.35% compared to Hercules Site Services' net margin of -0.06%. 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
Van Elle0.35% 0.90% 3.37%
Hercules Site Services -0.06%-0.53%4.33%

0.7% of Van Elle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of Hercules Site Services shares are held by institutional investors. 14.8% of Van Elle shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.4% of Hercules Site Services shares are held by company 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.

Van Elle pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Hercules Site Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. 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. Hercules Site Services pays out -56.4% 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.

In the previous week, Van Elle and Van Elle both had 1 articles in the media. Van Elle's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hercules Site Services'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Van Elle Neutral
Hercules Site Services Neutral

Van Elle has a beta of 0.764, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hercules Site Services has a beta of 0.915, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Van Elle beats Hercules Site Services on 7 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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

In the previous week, Hercules Site Services and Hercules Site Services both had 1 articles in the media. Hercules Site Services' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Billington'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hercules Site Services
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Billington
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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£110.33M0.21£798.97K-£3.05N/A
Billington£95.69M0.56£10.46M£10.0041.57

Billington has a net margin of 1.39% compared to Hercules Site Services' net margin of -0.06%. 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-0.06% -0.53% 4.33%
Billington 1.39%2.61%10.37%

Hercules Site Services has a beta of 0.915, suggesting that its share price is 9% 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.

7.9% of Hercules Site Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.5% of Billington shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.4% of Hercules Site Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of Billington shares are owned 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 1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. 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.

How does Hercules Site Services compare to J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC?

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

Hercules Site Services has a beta of 0.915, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC has a beta of 0.228, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the broader market.

7.9% of Hercules Site Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC shares are held by institutional investors. 34.4% of Hercules Site Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 71.2% of J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC has a net margin of 17.61% compared to Hercules Site Services' net margin of -0.06%. J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC's return on equity of 3.92% beat Hercules Site Services' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hercules Site Services-0.06% -0.53% 4.33%
J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC 17.61%3.92%0.82%

Hercules Site Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.72 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%. Hercules Site Services pays out -56.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC pays out 24.9% 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. Hercules Site Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hercules Site Services. Hercules Site Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hercules Site Services£110.33M0.21£798.97K-£3.05N/A
J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC£29.00M1.54£1.61M£13.068.79

In the previous week, Hercules Site Services had 1 more articles in the media than J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hercules Site Services and 0 mentions for J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC. Hercules Site Services' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Hercules Site Services Neutral
J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC Neutral

Summary

Hercules Site Services and J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) PLC tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HERC vs. The Competition

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MetricHercules Site ServicesEngineering & Construction IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£23.21M£3.37B£9.46B£2.79B
Dividend Yield5.64%3.16%3.54%6.13%
P/E Ratio-9.4425.5525.26364.92
Price / Sales0.2177.445,102.3687,720.62
Price / Cash3.4414.6328.2027.85
Price / Book1.563.335.077.83
Net Income£798.97K£82.90M£794.09M£5.88B
7 Day Performance-7.10%-1.68%0.80%6.78%
1 Month PerformanceN/A-3.79%2.70%9.99%
1 Year Performance-38.92%56.09%31.25%75.96%

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 28.80
-0.7%		N/A-40.7%£23.21M£110.33MN/A560
CTO
TClarke
N/AN/AN/AN/A£84.08M£491M1,135.7130
SFR
Severfield
2.8705 of 5 stars		GBX 26
-2.6%		GBX 44
+69.2%		-22.4%£76.77M£404.71MN/A1,900
VANL
Van Elle
N/AGBX 50.88
-0.2%		N/A+32.1%£55.05M£140.48M127.20670
BILN
Billington
N/AGBX 414.27
+0.4%		N/A-5.1%£53.25M£95.69M41.43463

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