Haleon (HLN) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, HLN or SGE?

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HLN or SGE?

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
Haleon	£11.07B	3.17	£1.07B	£11.89	32.69
The Sage Group	£2.14B	5.75	£254.60M	£25.73	48.39

Is HLN or SGE 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
Haleon	9.66%	6.54%	4.45%
The Sage Group	11.87%	24.48%	7.58%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HLN or SGE?

The Sage Group received 514 more outperform votes than Haleon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 44.96% of users gave The Sage Group an outperform vote while only 31.58% of users gave Haleon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Haleon	Outperform Votes 12 31.58%	Underperform Votes 26 68.42%
The Sage Group	Outperform Votes 526 44.96%	Underperform Votes 644 55.04%

Does the media prefer HLN or SGE?

In the previous week, The Sage Group had 1 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Sage Group and 0 mentions for Haleon. Haleon's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat The Sage Group's score of 0.67 indicating that Haleon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Haleon	Positive
The Sage Group	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in HLN or SGE?

43.9% of Haleon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of The Sage Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of Haleon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of The Sage Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend HLN or SGE?

Haleon presently has a consensus target price of GBX 457, suggesting a potential upside of 17.57%. The Sage Group has a consensus target price of GBX 3,446.67, suggesting a potential upside of 176.84%. Given The Sage Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The Sage Group is more favorable than Haleon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Haleon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
The Sage Group	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Is HLN or SGE a better dividend stock?

Haleon pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. The Sage Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Haleon pays out 50.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Summary

The Sage Group beats Haleon on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.