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HILS vs. BAB, BBY, MGNS, KLR, and KIE

Should you buy Hill & Smith stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Hill & Smith 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 Hill & Smith include Babcock International Group (BAB), Balfour Beatty (BBY), Morgan Sindall Group (MGNS), Keller Group (KLR), and Kier Group (KIE). These companies are all part of the "engineering & construction" industry.

How does Hill & Smith compare to Babcock International Group?

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

Babcock International Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hill & Smith. Babcock International Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hill & Smith, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Babcock International Group£5.18B0.96£165.10M£41.3024.44
Hill & Smith£868.80M2.66£77.07M£101.6029.04

65.8% of Babcock International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of Hill & Smith shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Babcock International Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Hill & Smith 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.

In the previous week, Hill & Smith had 2 more articles in the media than Babcock International Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Hill & Smith and 0 mentions for Babcock International Group. Hill & Smith's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Babcock International Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Hill & Smith is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Babcock International Group Neutral
Hill & Smith Neutral

Babcock International Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,306, indicating a potential upside of 326.55%. Hill & Smith has a consensus target price of GBX 2,976.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.90%. Given Babcock International Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Babcock International Group is more favorable than Hill & Smith.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Babcock International Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Hill & Smith
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Babcock International Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Hill & Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 50.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Babcock International Group pays out 16.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hill & Smith pays out 49.7% 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 a beta of 0.887, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hill & Smith has a beta of 1.293, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the broader market.

Hill & Smith has a net margin of 9.50% compared to Babcock International Group's net margin of 4.08%. Babcock International Group's return on equity of 31.57% beat Hill & Smith's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Babcock International Group4.08% 31.57% 4.47%
Hill & Smith 9.50%17.34%10.01%

Summary

Hill & Smith beats Babcock International Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hill & Smith compare to Balfour Beatty?

Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) and Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Balfour Beatty has higher revenue and earnings than Hill & Smith. Balfour Beatty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hill & Smith, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Balfour Beatty£9.49B0.43£219.98M£52.0016.57
Hill & Smith£868.80M2.66£77.07M£101.6029.04

Balfour Beatty pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Hill & Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 50.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Balfour Beatty pays out 24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hill & Smith pays out 49.7% 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.

Balfour Beatty presently has a consensus price target of GBX 856.67, suggesting a potential downside of 0.59%. Hill & Smith has a consensus price target of GBX 2,976.67, suggesting a potential upside of 0.90%. Given Hill & Smith's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hill & Smith is more favorable than Balfour Beatty.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Balfour Beatty
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Hill & Smith
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Balfour Beatty has a beta of 0.589, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hill & Smith has a beta of 1.293, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the broader market.

Hill & Smith has a net margin of 9.50% compared to Balfour Beatty's net margin of 2.77%. Balfour Beatty's return on equity of 23.73% beat Hill & Smith's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Balfour Beatty2.77% 23.73% 1.63%
Hill & Smith 9.50%17.34%10.01%

60.9% of Balfour Beatty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of Hill & Smith shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Balfour Beatty shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Hill & Smith shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Hill & Smith had 1 more articles in the media than Balfour Beatty. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Hill & Smith and 1 mentions for Balfour Beatty. Balfour Beatty's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Hill & Smith's score of 0.14 indicating that Balfour Beatty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Balfour Beatty
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Hill & Smith
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Hill & Smith beats Balfour Beatty on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hill & Smith compare to Morgan Sindall Group?

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) and Morgan Sindall Group (LON:MGNS) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Hill & Smith had 1 more articles in the media than Morgan Sindall Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Hill & Smith and 1 mentions for Morgan Sindall Group. Hill & Smith's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Morgan Sindall Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Hill & Smith is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Hill & Smith has a beta of 1.293, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morgan Sindall Group has a beta of 0.842, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Morgan Sindall Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hill & Smith. Morgan Sindall Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hill & Smith, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hill & Smith£868.80M2.66£77.07M£101.6029.04
Morgan Sindall Group£5.02B0.44£125.92M£354.8013.26

Hill & Smith currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,976.67, suggesting a potential upside of 0.90%. Morgan Sindall Group has a consensus price target of GBX 5,200, suggesting a potential upside of 10.54%. Given Morgan Sindall Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Morgan Sindall Group is more favorable than Hill & Smith.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hill & Smith
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Morgan Sindall Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Hill & Smith has a net margin of 9.50% compared to Morgan Sindall Group's net margin of 3.49%. Morgan Sindall Group's return on equity of 24.53% beat Hill & Smith's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hill & Smith9.50% 17.34% 10.01%
Morgan Sindall Group 3.49%24.53%4.46%

Hill & Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 50.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Morgan Sindall Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 140 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Hill & Smith pays out 49.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morgan Sindall Group pays out 39.5% 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. Morgan Sindall Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

58.4% of Hill & Smith shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.8% of Morgan Sindall Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Hill & Smith shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Morgan Sindall Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Morgan Sindall Group beats Hill & Smith on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hill & Smith compare to Keller Group?

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) and Keller Group (LON:KLR) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and valuation.

Hill & Smith has a beta of 1.293, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Keller Group has a beta of 1.028, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

Keller Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hill & Smith. Keller Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hill & Smith, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hill & Smith£868.80M2.66£77.07M£101.6029.04
Keller Group£3.09B0.76£126.69M£198.7017.39

Hill & Smith has a net margin of 9.50% compared to Keller Group's net margin of 4.62%. Keller Group's return on equity of 23.46% beat Hill & Smith's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hill & Smith9.50% 17.34% 10.01%
Keller Group 4.62%23.46%7.80%

Hill & Smith presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,976.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.90%. Keller Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,467.50, indicating a potential downside of 28.60%. Given Hill & Smith's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hill & Smith is more favorable than Keller Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hill & Smith
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Keller Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

58.4% of Hill & Smith shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.6% of Keller Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Hill & Smith shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Keller Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Keller Group had 1 more articles in the media than Hill & Smith. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Keller Group and 2 mentions for Hill & Smith. Keller Group's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Hill & Smith's score of 0.14 indicating that Keller Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Hill & Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 50.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Keller Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 51.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Hill & Smith pays out 49.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Keller Group pays out 25.9% 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.

Summary

Hill & Smith and Keller Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hill & Smith compare to Kier Group?

Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) and Kier Group (LON:KIE) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and dividends.

In the previous week, Hill & Smith had 1 more articles in the media than Kier Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Hill & Smith and 1 mentions for Kier Group. Kier Group's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Hill & Smith's score of 0.14 indicating that Kier Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Hill & Smith presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,976.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.90%. Kier Group has a consensus target price of GBX 253.33, indicating a potential upside of 14.73%. Given Kier Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kier Group is more favorable than Hill & Smith.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hill & Smith
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Kier Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Hill & Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 50.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Kier Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Hill & Smith pays out 49.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kier Group pays out 55.0% 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.

Hill & Smith has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kier Group. Kier Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hill & Smith, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hill & Smith£868.80M2.66£77.07M£101.6029.04
Kier Group£4.12B0.23£42.84M£13.1016.85

Hill & Smith has a beta of 1.293, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kier Group has a beta of 0.872, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

58.4% of Hill & Smith shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.8% of Kier Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Hill & Smith shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Kier Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Hill & Smith has a net margin of 9.50% compared to Kier Group's net margin of 1.47%. Hill & Smith's return on equity of 17.34% beat Kier Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hill & Smith9.50% 17.34% 10.01%
Kier Group 1.47%11.69%2.18%

Summary

Hill & Smith beats Kier Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HILS vs. The Competition

MetricHill & SmithEngineering & Construction IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£2.31B£3.26B£9.40B£2.78B
Dividend Yield1.81%3.11%3.54%6.12%
P/E Ratio29.0427.5026.74368.68
Price / Sales2.6681.171,940.1784,710.43
Price / Cash51.3014.5727.3727.87
Price / Book5.173.484.437.64
Net Income£77.07M£105.39M£791.21M£5.89B
7 Day Performance4.80%-0.24%0.00%0.93%
1 Month Performance4.28%1.01%-0.52%-1.23%
1 Year Performance53.33%32.56%15.39%62.52%

Hill & Smith Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HILS
Hill & Smith
1.4585 of 5 stars
GBX 2,945
+0.3%
GBX 2,976.67
+1.1%
+53.4%£2.30B£868.80M28.994,336
BAB
Babcock International Group
2.8228 of 5 stars
GBX 1,001.08
+5.2%
GBX 4,306
+330.1%
-8.4%£4.66B£5.18B17.9426,115
BBY
Balfour Beatty
1.8114 of 5 stars
GBX 862.50
-0.6%
GBX 856.67
-0.7%
+63.1%£4.11B£9.49B16.59105,000
MGNS
Morgan Sindall Group
2.2414 of 5 stars
GBX 4,976
+1.2%
GBX 5,200
+4.5%
+0.5%£2.29B£5.02B14.027,700
KLR
Keller Group
1.4962 of 5 stars
GBX 2,712
+2.2%
GBX 2,317.50
-14.5%
+145.9%£1.81B£3.09B13.659,500

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