Halma (HLMA) Competitors

Halma (LON:HLMA) and Jardine Matheson (LON:JAR) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to HLMA or JAR?

In the previous week, Halma had 2 more articles in the media than Jardine Matheson. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Halma and 1 mentions for Jardine Matheson. Jardine Matheson's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Halma's score of 0.41 indicating that Jardine Matheson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Halma	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Jardine Matheson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HLMA or JAR?

55.6% of Halma shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of Jardine Matheson shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Halma shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.4% of Jardine Matheson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate HLMA or JAR?

Halma presently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,060, indicating a potential downside of 7.27%. Given Halma's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Halma is more favorable than Jardine Matheson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Halma	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Jardine Matheson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is HLMA or JAR more profitable?

Halma has a net margin of 13.21% compared to Jardine Matheson's net margin of 0.23%. Halma's return on equity of 15.87% beat Jardine Matheson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Halma	13.21%	15.87%	8.13%
Jardine Matheson	0.23%	0.28%	2.53%

Which has more volatility and risk, HLMA or JAR?

Halma has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jardine Matheson has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HLMA or JAR?

Jardine Matheson has higher revenue and earnings than Halma. Halma is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jardine Matheson, 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
Halma	£2.03B	6.12	£268.37M	£71.48	46.17
Jardine Matheson	£2.28T	0.01	£5.21B	£0.44	142.83

Is HLMA or JAR a better dividend stock?

Halma pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Jardine Matheson pays an annual dividend of GBX 225 per share and has a dividend yield of 360.0%. Halma pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jardine Matheson pays out 51,420.5% 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

Halma beats Jardine Matheson on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.