Halma (HLMA) Competitors GBX 3,354.91 -31.09 (-0.92%) As of 08:36 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock HLMA vs. CGEO, MSI, JAR, JARB, RFX, FIH, STRL, VCBC, BASK, and RGPShould you be buying Halma stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Halma include Georgia Capital (CGEO), MS INTERNATIONAL (MSI), Jardine Matheson (JAR), Jardine Matheson (JARB), Ramsdens (RFX), FIH group (FIH), Stirling Industries (STRL), Vertu Capital (VCBC), Baskerville Capital (BASK), and Ross Group (RGP). These companies are all part of the "conglomerates" industry. Halma vs. Its Competitors Georgia Capital MS INTERNATIONAL Jardine Matheson Jardine Matheson Ramsdens FIH group Stirling Industries Vertu Capital Baskerville Capital Ross Group Halma (LON:HLMA) and Georgia Capital (LON:CGEO) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is HLMA or CGEO 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 Halma13.21% 15.87% 8.13% Georgia Capital 58.75%4.87%3.51% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HLMA or CGEO? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHalma£2.25B5.64£268.37M£0.784,293.46Georgia Capital£1.55B0.50£157.49M£42.6756.01 Which has more risk and volatility, HLMA or CGEO? Halma has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Georgia Capital has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend HLMA or CGEO? Halma presently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,316, indicating a potential downside of 1.16%. Given Halma's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Halma is more favorable than Georgia Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Halma 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Georgia Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HLMA or CGEO? 92.4% of Halma shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.2% of Georgia Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Halma shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of Georgia Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to HLMA or CGEO? In the previous week, Georgia Capital had 2 more articles in the media than Halma. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Georgia Capital and 3 mentions for Halma. Georgia Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Halma's score of 0.28 indicating that Georgia Capital 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) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Georgia Capital 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryHalma beats Georgia Capital on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Halma News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HLMA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HLMA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHalmaConglomerates IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£12.67B£1.38B£7.82B£2.58BDividend Yield0.68%4.11%4.57%5.33%P/E Ratio4,293.4691.44306.945,422.61Price / Sales5.6487.11254.1197,659.15Price / Cash38.0214.8128.2727.93Price / Book7.294.144.818.86Net Income£268.37M£480.34M£799.16M£5.89B7 Day Performance2.46%-0.01%1.23%0.96%1 Month Performance2.91%1.74%2.49%2.92%1 Year Performance31.05%6.32%26.92%177.77% Halma Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HLMAHalma0.9314 of 5 starsGBX 3,354.91-0.9%GBX 3,316-1.2%+31.9%£12.67B£2.25B4,293.468,000CGEOGeorgia CapitalN/AGBX 2,360-1.3%N/A+144.3%£770.52M£1.55B55.3119,815MSIMS INTERNATIONALN/AGBX 1,400flatN/A+39.6%£228.80M£117.50M1,609.20455JARJardine MathesonN/AGBX 63.49+1.6%N/A+1.6%£187.34M£35.58B186.74425,000JARBJardine MathesonN/AN/AN/AN/A£151.19M£35.12B6.71443,000Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeRFXRamsdensN/AGBX 354.70-0.1%N/A+63.1%£114.77M£103.44M1,162.95784News CoverageFIHFIH groupN/AGBX 293.20-0.6%N/A+10.6%£36.71M£40.85M-715.12380Dividend CutHigh Trading VolumeSTRLStirling IndustriesN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.80MN/A-1.02N/AGap DownVCBCVertu CapitalN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.87MN/A-13.00N/ABASKBaskerville CapitalN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.65MN/A-6.90N/AGap DownRGPRoss GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.63M£43K-90.004,260Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Georgia Capital Competitors MS INTERNATIONAL Competitors Jardine Matheson Competitors Jardine Matheson Competitors Ramsdens Competitors FIH group Competitors Stirling Industries Competitors Vertu Capital Competitors Baskerville Capital Competitors Ross Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:HLMA) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat The Silver Boom Could Mean For You…AI, electric vehicles, and even global central banks are quietly fueling record demand for silver. 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