HILS vs. BAB, BBY, MGNS, KLR, KIE, RNWH, KINO, COST, GFRD, and PTSG
Should you be buying Hill & Smith stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hill & Smith include Babcock International Group (BAB), Balfour Beatty (BBY), Morgan Sindall Group (MGNS), Keller Group (KLR), Kier Group (KIE), Renew (RNWH), Kinovo (KINO), Costain Group (COST), Galliford Try (GFRD), and Premier Technical Services Group (PTSG). These companies are all part of the "engineering & construction" industry.
Hill & Smith vs. Its Competitors
Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) and Babcock International Group (LON:BAB) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Babcock International Group had 1 more articles in the media than Hill & Smith. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Babcock International Group and 3 mentions for Hill & Smith. Hill & Smith's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Babcock International Group's score of 0.50 indicating that Hill & Smith is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Hill & Smith presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,562.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.01%. Babcock International Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,027.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.75%. Given Hill & Smith's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Hill & Smith is more favorable than Babcock International Group.
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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Hill & Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 45 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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.
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.
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.
Hill & Smith has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Babcock International Group has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Hill & Smith beats Babcock International Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:HILS) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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