Haleon (HLN) Competitors

The Sage Group (LON:SGE) and Haleon (LON:HLN) are both large-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, SGE or HLN?

The Sage Group has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haleon has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SGE or HLN?

The Sage Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,906, indicating a potential upside of 211.89%. Haleon has a consensus target price of GBX 457, indicating a potential upside of 24.93%. Given The Sage Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe The Sage Group is more favorable than Haleon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Sage Group	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Haleon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is SGE or HLN a better dividend stock?

The Sage Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Haleon pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. The Sage Group pays out 77.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Haleon pays out 50.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Haleon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer SGE or HLN?

In the previous week, The Sage Group had 1 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Sage Group and 1 mentions for Haleon. The Sage Group's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Haleon's score of 0.00 indicating that The Sage Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Sage Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Haleon	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SGE or HLN?

Haleon has higher revenue and earnings than The Sage Group. Haleon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Sage Group, 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
The Sage Group	£2.14B	5.78	£254.60M	£25.73	48.68
Haleon	£11.07B	2.98	£1.07B	£11.89	30.77

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SGE or HLN?

67.0% of The Sage Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.9% of Haleon shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of The Sage Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of Haleon 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.

Is SGE or HLN more profitable?

The Sage Group has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Haleon's net margin of 9.66%. The Sage Group's return on equity of 24.48% beat Haleon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Sage Group	11.87%	24.48%	7.58%
Haleon	9.66%	6.54%	4.45%

Summary

The Sage Group beats Haleon on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.