Halma (HLMA) Competitors

Georgia Capital (LON:CGEO) and Halma (LON:HLMA) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Which has more risk and volatility, CGEO or HLMA?

Georgia Capital has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Halma has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CGEO or HLMA more profitable?

Georgia Capital has a net margin of 58.75% compared to Halma's net margin of 13.21%. Halma's return on equity of 15.87% beat Georgia Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Georgia Capital	58.75%	4.87%	3.51%
Halma	13.21%	15.87%	8.13%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CGEO or HLMA?

Halma has higher revenue and earnings than Georgia Capital. Georgia Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Halma, 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
Georgia Capital	£1.55B	0.51	£157.49M	£42.67	57.18
Halma	£2.25B	5.83	£268.37M	£0.78	4,438.19

Do analysts rate CGEO or HLMA?

Halma has a consensus price target of GBX 3,396, indicating a potential downside of 2.08%. Given Halma's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Halma is more favorable than Georgia Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Georgia Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Halma	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CGEO or HLMA?

31.3% of Georgia Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Halma shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Georgia Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Halma shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to CGEO or HLMA?

In the previous week, Georgia Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Halma. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Georgia Capital and 3 mentions for Halma. Georgia Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Halma's score of 0.22 indicating that Georgia Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Georgia Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Halma	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Halma beats Georgia Capital on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.