Samuel Heath & Sons (HSM) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsBuy This Stock HSM vs. NTBR, TON, LIFS, SFE, COD, TPK, FAN, GEN, TYMN, and JHDShould you be buying Samuel Heath & Sons stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Samuel Heath & Sons include Northern Bear (NTBR), Titon (TON), LifeSafe (LIFS), Safestyle UK (SFE), Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (COD), Travis Perkins (TPK), Volution Group (FAN), Genuit Group (GEN), Tyman (TYMN), and James Halstead (JHD). These companies are all part of the "building products & equipment" industry. Samuel Heath & Sons vs. Northern Bear Titon LifeSafe Safestyle UK Compagnie de Saint-Gobain Travis Perkins Volution Group Genuit Group Tyman James Halstead Samuel Heath & Sons (LON:HSM) and Northern Bear (LON:NTBR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends and earnings. Which has more risk and volatility, HSM or NTBR? Samuel Heath & Sons has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Bear has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HSM or NTBR? Samuel Heath & Sons received 26 more outperform votes than Northern Bear when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.91% of users gave Samuel Heath & Sons an outperform vote while only 64.89% of users gave Northern Bear an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSamuel Heath & SonsOutperform Votes8765.91% Underperform Votes4534.09% Northern BearOutperform Votes6164.89% Underperform Votes3335.11% Is HSM or NTBR more profitable? Samuel Heath & Sons has a net margin of 5.04% compared to Northern Bear's net margin of 2.36%. Northern Bear's return on equity of 7.46% beat Samuel Heath & Sons' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Samuel Heath & Sons5.04% 6.57% 3.54% Northern Bear 2.36%7.46%3.83% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HSM or NTBR? Samuel Heath & Sons has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Northern Bear. Samuel Heath & Sons is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northern Bear, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSamuel Heath & Sons£15.24M0.00£1.31M£0.30N/ANorthern Bear£55.17M0.16£1.30M£9.496.81 Does the media prefer HSM or NTBR? In the previous week, Samuel Heath & Sons' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Northern Bear'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Samuel Heath & Sons Neutral Northern Bear Neutral Is HSM or NTBR a better dividend stock? Samuel Heath & Sons pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share. Northern Bear pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Samuel Heath & Sons pays out 4,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Northern Bear pays out 42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northern Bear is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryNorthern Bear beats Samuel Heath & Sons on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Samuel Heath & Sons News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HSM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address HSM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSamuel Heath & SonsBuilding Products & Equipment IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£8.50M£3.71B£7.19B£2.56BDividend Yield3.15%3.03%3.56%4.97%P/E Ratio1,120.0022.0120.94132.50Price / SalesN/A85.8881.76227,865.49Price / Cash3.2818.1326.9028.11Price / BookN/A1.733.754.51Net Income£1.31M£20.20B£808.20M£5.84B Samuel Heath & Sons Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HSMSamuel Heath & SonsN/AN/AN/AN/A£8.50M£15.24M1,120.00141Dividend CutGap UpNTBRNorthern BearN/AGBX 63-2.3%N/A+11.7%£8.66M£55.17M6.64411Gap DownTONTitonN/AGBX 71.10+0.1%N/AN/A£8.00M£19.37M-8.16183Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageLIFSLifeSafeN/AGBX 7.11-5.2%N/AN/A£3.40M£7.04M-1.4412Earnings ReportGap DownSFESafestyle UKN/AN/AN/AN/A£444,000.00£150.18M-4.5718,500CODCompagnie de Saint-GobainN/AGBX 94.32+5.6%N/A+27.4%£46.46B£4.56T16.37159,145News CoverageTPKTravis Perkins1.8054 of 5 starsGBX 524.50-0.5%GBX 900+71.6%-25.7%£1.11B£4.77B-63.5019,172Analyst ForecastFANVolution Group0.9212 of 5 starsGBX 546+3.2%GBX 700+28.2%+30.4%£1.08B£346.77M25.131,909GENGenuit Group2.0417 of 5 starsGBX 364.50+0.7%GBX 545+49.5%-13.2%£904.07M£553.28M38.242,700News CoverageTYMNTymanN/AN/AGBX 400+∞N/A£775.94M£657.60M2,094.743,476JHDJames HalsteadN/AGBX 149+2.4%N/A-23.6%£623.26M£275.88M15.01860Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NTBR Alternatives TON Alternatives LIFS Alternatives SFE Alternatives COD Alternatives TPK Alternatives FAN Alternatives GEN Alternatives TYMN Alternatives JHD Alternatives 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:HSM) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. 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