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HSM vs. NTBR, TON, LIFS, SFE, and JSI

Should you buy Samuel Heath & Sons stock or one of its competitors? Samuel Heath & Sons's main competitors and comparable companies include Northern Bear (NTBR), Titon (TON), LifeSafe (LIFS), Safestyle UK (SFE), and Jiasen International (JSI). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "building products" industry.

How does Samuel Heath & Sons compare to Northern Bear?

Samuel Heath & Sons (LON:HSM) and Northern Bear (LON:NTBR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.

Samuel Heath & Sons pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Northern Bear pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Samuel Heath & Sons pays out 163.3% 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 8.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

0.5% of Samuel Heath & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of Northern Bear shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.7% of Samuel Heath & Sons shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 98.8% of Northern Bear shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Samuel Heath & Sons has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Northern Bear. Northern Bear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Samuel Heath & Sons, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Samuel Heath & Sons£14.83M0.44£1.31M£8.0032.38
Northern Bear£86.10M0.18£1.30M£29.303.86

Samuel Heath & Sons has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its share price is 96% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Northern Bear has a beta of 0.261, suggesting that its share price is 74% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Samuel Heath & Sons has a net margin of 5.04% compared to Northern Bear's net margin of 4.82%. Northern Bear's return on equity of 16.33% 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 4.82%16.33%3.83%

Summary

Northern Bear beats Samuel Heath & Sons on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Samuel Heath & Sons compare to Titon?

Samuel Heath & Sons (LON:HSM) and Titon (LON:TON) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation and dividends.

In the previous week, Samuel Heath & Sons' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Titon'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Samuel Heath & Sons Neutral
Titon Neutral

Samuel Heath & Sons has a net margin of 5.04% compared to Titon's net margin of -0.23%. Samuel Heath & Sons' return on equity of 6.57% beat Titon's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Samuel Heath & Sons5.04% 6.57% 3.54%
Titon -0.23%-0.34%-2.67%

0.5% of Samuel Heath & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.2% of Titon shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.7% of Samuel Heath & Sons shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.2% of Titon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Samuel Heath & Sons has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Titon. Titon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Samuel Heath & Sons, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Samuel Heath & Sons£14.83M0.44£1.31M£8.0032.38
Titon£16.23M0.55-£980.29K-£0.14N/A

Samuel Heath & Sons has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Titon has a beta of 0.199, meaning that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Samuel Heath & Sons beats Titon on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Samuel Heath & Sons compare to LifeSafe?

LifeSafe (LON:LIFS) and Samuel Heath & Sons (LON:HSM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

LifeSafe has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Samuel Heath & Sons has a beta of 0.04, indicating that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the broader market.

Samuel Heath & Sons has a net margin of 5.04% compared to LifeSafe's net margin of -29.47%. Samuel Heath & Sons' return on equity of 6.57% beat LifeSafe's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
LifeSafe-29.47% -50.82% -33.83%
Samuel Heath & Sons 5.04%6.57%3.54%

Samuel Heath & Sons has higher revenue and earnings than LifeSafe. LifeSafe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Samuel Heath & Sons, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
LifeSafe£3.26M0.26-£2.36M-£0.02N/A
Samuel Heath & Sons£14.83M0.44£1.31M£8.0032.38

2.9% of LifeSafe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of Samuel Heath & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of LifeSafe shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.7% of Samuel Heath & Sons 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.

In the previous week, LifeSafe's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Samuel Heath & Sons'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
LifeSafe Neutral
Samuel Heath & Sons Neutral

Summary

Samuel Heath & Sons beats LifeSafe on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Samuel Heath & Sons compare to Safestyle UK?

Safestyle UK (LON:SFE) and Samuel Heath & Sons (LON:HSM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.

68.1% of Safestyle UK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of Samuel Heath & Sons shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Safestyle UK shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.7% of Samuel Heath & Sons shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Safestyle UK's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Samuel Heath & Sons'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Safestyle UK Neutral
Samuel Heath & Sons Neutral

Safestyle UK has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its share price is 104% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Samuel Heath & Sons has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its share price is 96% less volatile than the broader market.

Samuel Heath & Sons has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Safestyle UK. Safestyle UK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Samuel Heath & Sons, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Safestyle UK£150.18M0.00-£9.84M-£0.07N/A
Samuel Heath & Sons£14.83M0.44£1.31M£8.0032.38

Samuel Heath & Sons has a net margin of 5.04% compared to Safestyle UK's net margin of -6.55%. Samuel Heath & Sons' return on equity of 6.57% beat Safestyle UK's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Safestyle UK-6.55% -34.92% -6.85%
Samuel Heath & Sons 5.04%6.57%3.54%

Safestyle UK pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share. Samuel Heath & Sons pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Safestyle UK pays out -1,428.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Samuel Heath & Sons pays out 163.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Samuel Heath & Sons beats Safestyle UK on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Samuel Heath & Sons compare to Jiasen International?

Samuel Heath & Sons (LON:HSM) and Jiasen International (LON:JSI) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

Samuel Heath & Sons has higher revenue and earnings than Jiasen International.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Samuel Heath & Sons£14.83M0.44£1.31M£8.0032.38
Jiasen InternationalN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

0.5% of Samuel Heath & Sons shares are held by institutional investors. 25.7% of Samuel Heath & Sons shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Samuel Heath & Sons has a net margin of 5.04% compared to Jiasen International's net margin of 0.00%. Samuel Heath & Sons' return on equity of 6.57% beat Jiasen International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Samuel Heath & Sons5.04% 6.57% 3.54%
Jiasen International N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Samuel Heath & Sons' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Jiasen International'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Samuel Heath & Sons Neutral
Jiasen International Neutral

Summary

Samuel Heath & Sons beats Jiasen International on 6 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HSM vs. The Competition

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MetricSamuel Heath & SonsBuilding Products IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£6.56M£8.36B£10.23B£2.81B
Dividend Yield5.33%2.17%96.74%6.26%
P/E Ratio32.3847.2226.60366.69
Price / Sales0.4418.84268.5889,148.58
Price / Cash3.2814.5424.0427.89
Price / Book0.547.144.816.98
Net Income£1.31M£4.88B£614.98M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-0.35%-0.01%0.14%-0.67%
1 Month Performance12.61%-3.97%-2.85%-1.14%
1 Year Performance-25.95%-5.82%2.13%23.00%

Samuel Heath & Sons Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HSM
Samuel Heath & Sons
N/AGBX 259
+5.7%		N/A-19.6%£6.56M£14.83M32.38141
NTBR
Northern Bear
N/AGBX 112
+3.2%		N/A+2.7%£15.41M£86.10M3.82421
TON
Titon
N/AGBX 75
+3.4%		N/A-9.7%£8.16M£16.23MN/A126
LIFS
LifeSafe
N/AGBX 1.80
flat		N/AN/A£862K£3.26MN/A12
SFE
Safestyle UK
N/AN/AN/AN/A£444K£150.18MN/A18,500

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This page (LON:HSM) was last updated on 10/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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