Halma (HLMA) Competitors

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HLMA vs. CGEO, MSI, JAR, JARB, and RFX

Should you buy Halma stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Halma 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 Halma include Georgia Capital (CGEO), MS INTERNATIONAL (MSI), Jardine Matheson (JAR), Jardine Matheson (JARB), and Ramsdens (RFX). These companies are all part of the "conglomerates" industry.

How does Halma compare to Georgia Capital?

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

In the previous week, Georgia Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Halma. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Georgia Capital and 1 mentions for Halma. Georgia Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Halma's score of 0.00 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)	1 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)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Georgia Capital has a beta of 0.641, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Halma has a beta of 0.956, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

Halma has a consensus price target of GBX 3,737.50, suggesting a potential downside of 18.68%. 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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	£1.91B	0.65	£157.49M	£4.53 thousand	0.87
Halma	£2.41B	7.20	£268.37M	£91.45	50.26

Georgia Capital has a net margin of 99.61% compared to Halma's net margin of 14.63%. Georgia Capital's return on equity of 39.19% beat Halma's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Georgia Capital	99.61%	39.19%	3.51%
Halma	14.63%	13.73%	8.13%

23.0% of Georgia Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of Halma shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of Georgia Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Halma shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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

How does Halma compare to MS INTERNATIONAL?

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

57.7% of Halma shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.6% of MS INTERNATIONAL shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Halma shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 37.7% of MS INTERNATIONAL shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Halma had 1 more articles in the media than MS INTERNATIONAL. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Halma and 0 mentions for MS INTERNATIONAL. Halma's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled MS INTERNATIONAL'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Halma	Neutral
MS INTERNATIONAL	Neutral

Halma has a beta of 0.956, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MS INTERNATIONAL has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its share price is 96% less volatile than the broader market.

Halma has higher revenue and earnings than MS INTERNATIONAL. MS INTERNATIONAL 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
Halma	£2.41B	7.20	£268.37M	£91.45	50.26
MS INTERNATIONAL	£118.60M	2.34	£11.24M	£86.30	19.60

Halma presently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,737.50, indicating a potential downside of 18.68%. Given Halma's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Halma is more favorable than MS INTERNATIONAL.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Halma	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
MS INTERNATIONAL	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Halma has a net margin of 14.63% compared to MS INTERNATIONAL's net margin of 12.10%. MS INTERNATIONAL's return on equity of 22.79% beat Halma's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Halma	14.63%	13.73%	8.13%
MS INTERNATIONAL	12.10%	22.79%	8.03%

Halma pays an annual dividend of GBX 23.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. MS INTERNATIONAL pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Halma pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MS INTERNATIONAL pays out 26.7% 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.

Summary

Halma beats MS INTERNATIONAL on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Halma compare to Jardine Matheson?

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

57.7% of Halma shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of Jardine Matheson shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Halma shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 55.9% of Jardine Matheson shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Jardine Matheson had 3 more articles in the media than Halma. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Jardine Matheson and 1 mentions for Halma. Jardine Matheson's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat Halma's score of 0.00 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)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Jardine Matheson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Halma has a beta of 0.956, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Jardine Matheson has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the broader market.

Jardine Matheson has higher revenue and earnings than Halma. Jardine Matheson 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
Halma	£2.41B	7.20	£268.37M	£91.45	50.26
Jardine Matheson	£34.22B	0.01	£5.21B	£377.00	0.19

Halma presently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,737.50, indicating a potential downside of 18.68%. Given Halma's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Jardine Matheson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Halma has a net margin of 14.63% compared to Jardine Matheson's net margin of 3.24%. Halma's return on equity of 13.73% beat Jardine Matheson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Halma	14.63%	13.73%	8.13%
Jardine Matheson	3.24%	3.86%	2.53%

Halma pays an annual dividend of GBX 23.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Jardine Matheson pays an annual dividend of GBX 219.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 303.4%. Halma pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jardine Matheson pays out 58.2% 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

Halma beats Jardine Matheson on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Halma compare to Jardine Matheson?

Jardine Matheson (LON:JARB) and Halma (LON:HLMA) are both conglomerates industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Halma has a net margin of 14.63% compared to Jardine Matheson's net margin of 0.23%. Halma's return on equity of 13.73% beat Jardine Matheson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jardine Matheson	0.23%	2.40%	2.53%
Halma	14.63%	13.73%	8.13%

Halma has a consensus price target of GBX 3,737.50, indicating a potential downside of 18.68%. Given Jardine Matheson's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Jardine Matheson is more favorable than Halma.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jardine Matheson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Halma	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Jardine Matheson has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Halma has a beta of 0.956, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Jardine Matheson and Jardine Matheson both had 1 articles in the media. Jardine Matheson's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Halma's score of 0.00 indicating that Jardine Matheson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

18.9% of Jardine Matheson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of Halma shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.5% of Jardine Matheson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Halma shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Halma has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Jardine Matheson. Jardine Matheson 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
Jardine Matheson	£35.12B	0.00	£80M	£6.01	N/A
Halma	£2.41B	7.20	£268.37M	£91.45	50.26

Summary

Halma beats Jardine Matheson on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Halma compare to Ramsdens?

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

In the previous week, Halma had 1 more articles in the media than Ramsdens. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Halma and 0 mentions for Ramsdens. Ramsdens' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Halma'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ramsdens	Neutral
Halma	Neutral

Halma has higher revenue and earnings than Ramsdens. Ramsdens 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
Ramsdens	£116.80M	1.19	£7.85M	£36.00	11.89
Halma	£2.41B	7.20	£268.37M	£91.45	50.26

Ramsdens has a beta of 0.581, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Halma has a beta of 0.956, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

3.9% of Ramsdens shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of Halma shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Ramsdens shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Halma 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.

Halma has a net margin of 14.63% compared to Ramsdens' net margin of 10.18%. Ramsdens' return on equity of 20.23% beat Halma's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ramsdens	10.18%	20.23%	10.23%
Halma	14.63%	13.73%	8.13%

Halma has a consensus price target of GBX 3,737.50, indicating a potential downside of 18.68%. Given Halma's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Halma is more favorable than Ramsdens.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ramsdens	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Halma	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Ramsdens pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Halma pays an annual dividend of GBX 23.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Ramsdens pays out 33.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Halma pays out 25.3% 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

Halma beats Ramsdens on 13 of the 17 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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HLMA vs. The Competition

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Metric	Halma	Conglomerates Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£17.36B	£2.53B	£9.32B	£2.78B
Dividend Yield	0.53%	4.24%	3.57%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	50.26	2.62	24.83	365.92
Price / Sales	7.20	93.90	5,392.92	88,371.87
Price / Cash	38.02	14.19	27.92	27.89
Price / Book	9.98	4.60	4.78	7.70
Net Income	£268.37M	£450.79M	£792.39M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	0.68%	-0.20%	0.17%	0.48%
1 Month Performance	7.84%	-0.71%	3.64%	2.53%
1 Year Performance	54.49%	24.17%	38.18%	87.11%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
HLMA Halma	0.1882 of 5 stars	GBX 4,596 +0.8%	GBX 3,737.50 -18.7%	+52.0%	£17.36B	£2.41B	50.26	8,000
CGEO Georgia Capital	N/A	GBX 3,850 +0.4%	N/A	+102.3%	£1.20B	£1.91B	0.85	19,815
MSI MS INTERNATIONAL	N/A	GBX 1,721 +0.1%	N/A	+53.2%	£282.76M	£118.60M	19.94	455
JAR Jardine Matheson	N/A	GBX 72.28 +15.6%	N/A	N/A	£211.69M	£34.22B	0.19	425,000	Gap Up
JARB Jardine Matheson	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£151.19M	£35.12B	6.71	443,000	Gap Up High Trading Volume

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Halma (HLMA) Competitors

HLMA vs. CGEO, MSI, JAR, JARB, and RFX

How does Halma compare to Georgia Capital?

Does the media favor CGEO or HLMA?

Which has more volatility & risk, CGEO or HLMA?

Do analysts prefer CGEO or HLMA?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CGEO or HLMA?

Is CGEO or HLMA more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CGEO or HLMA?

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How does Halma compare to MS INTERNATIONAL?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HLMA or MSI?

Does the media favor HLMA or MSI?

Which has more risk & volatility, HLMA or MSI?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HLMA or MSI?

Do analysts recommend HLMA or MSI?

Is HLMA or MSI more profitable?

Is HLMA or MSI a better dividend stock?

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How does Halma compare to Jardine Matheson?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HLMA or JAR?

Does the media refer more to HLMA or JAR?

Which has more volatility & risk, HLMA or JAR?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HLMA or JAR?

Do analysts prefer HLMA or JAR?

Is HLMA or JAR more profitable?

Is HLMA or JAR a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Halma compare to Jardine Matheson?

Is JARB or HLMA more profitable?

Do analysts prefer JARB or HLMA?

Which has more volatility and risk, JARB or HLMA?

Does the media prefer JARB or HLMA?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in JARB or HLMA?

Which has better earnings & valuation, JARB or HLMA?

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How does Halma compare to Ramsdens?

Does the media prefer RFX or HLMA?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RFX or HLMA?

Which has more risk and volatility, RFX or HLMA?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RFX or HLMA?

Is RFX or HLMA more profitable?

Do analysts prefer RFX or HLMA?

Is RFX or HLMA a better dividend stock?

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