Hill & Smith (HILS) Competitors

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) and Babcock International Group (LON:BAB) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to HILS or BAB?

In the previous week, Hill & Smith and Hill & Smith both had 1 articles in the media. Hill & Smith's average media sentiment score of 0.37 equaled Babcock International Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hill & Smith	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Babcock International Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HILS or BAB?

Babcock International Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hill & Smith. Hill & Smith is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Babcock International 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
Hill & Smith	£834.58M	1.95	£77.07M	£95.13	21.23
Babcock International Group	£4.37B	1.16	£165.10M	£33.05	30.55

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HILS or BAB?

78.9% of Hill & Smith shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Babcock International Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Hill & Smith shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Babcock International Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate HILS or BAB?

Hill & Smith presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,500, suggesting a potential upside of 23.76%. Babcock International Group has a consensus target price of GBX 970, suggesting a potential downside of 3.91%. Given Hill & Smith's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Hill & Smith is more favorable than Babcock International Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hill & Smith	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Babcock International Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is HILS or BAB a better dividend stock?

Hill & Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 45 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Babcock International Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Hill & Smith pays out 47.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Babcock International Group pays out 15.1% 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.

Is HILS or BAB more profitable?

Hill & Smith has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Babcock International Group's net margin of 3.77%. Babcock International Group's return on equity of 44.68% beat Hill & Smith's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hill & Smith	9.23%	17.39%	10.01%
Babcock International Group	3.77%	44.68%	4.47%

Which has more risk and volatility, HILS or BAB?

Hill & Smith has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Babcock International Group has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hill & Smith beats Babcock International Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.