Is TON or HSM more profitable?

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 Titon -0.23% -0.34% -2.67% Samuel Heath & Sons 5.04% 6.57% 3.54%

Do analysts prefer HSM or FAN?

Volution Group has a consensus target price of GBX 753.75, suggesting a potential upside of 22.16%. Given Volution Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Volution Group is more favorable than Samuel Heath & Sons. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Samuel Heath & Sons 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Volution Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75

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Should you buy Samuel Heath & Sons stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Samuel Heath & Sons 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 Samuel Heath & Sons include Northern Bear (NTBR), Titon (TON), LifeSafe (LIFS), Safestyle UK (SFE), and Volution Group (FAN). These companies are all part of the "building products & equipment" industry.

How does Samuel Heath & Sons compare to Northern Bear?

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

Northern Bear has a beta of 0.243, meaning that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Samuel Heath & Sons has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the broader market.

Northern Bear pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Samuel Heath & Sons pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Northern Bear pays out 8.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Samuel Heath & Sons pays out 32.5% 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.

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
Northern Bear	4.82%	16.33%	3.83%
Samuel Heath & Sons	5.04%	6.57%	3.54%

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

In the previous week, Samuel Heath & Sons had 1 more articles in the media than Northern Bear. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Samuel Heath & Sons and 0 mentions for Northern Bear. Samuel Heath & Sons' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Northern Bear's score of 0.00 indicating that Samuel Heath & Sons is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern Bear	Neutral
Samuel Heath & Sons	Positive

Samuel Heath & Sons has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Northern Bear	£89.91M	0.18	£1.30M	£29.60	3.99
Samuel Heath & Sons	£14.92M	0.44	£1.31M	£40.20	6.49

Summary

Samuel Heath & Sons beats Northern Bear on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Samuel Heath & Sons compare to Titon?

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

In the previous week, Titon and Titon both had 1 articles in the media. Samuel Heath & Sons' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Titon's score of 0.00 indicating that Samuel Heath & Sons is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Titon	Neutral
Samuel Heath & Sons	Positive

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
Titon	-0.23%	-0.34%	-2.67%
Samuel Heath & Sons	5.04%	6.57%	3.54%

Titon has a beta of 0.192, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Samuel Heath & Sons has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the broader market.

12.2% of Titon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of Samuel Heath & Sons shares are held by institutional investors. 20.9% of Titon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Samuel Heath & Sons has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Titon	£16.23M	0.57	-£980.29K	-£0.14	N/A
Samuel Heath & Sons	£14.92M	0.44	£1.31M	£40.20	6.49

Summary

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

How does Samuel Heath & Sons compare to LifeSafe?

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

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

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Samuel Heath & Sons	£14.92M	0.44	£1.31M	£40.20	6.49
LifeSafe	£3.26M	0.26	-£2.36M	-£0.02	N/A

In the previous week, Samuel Heath & Sons had 1 more articles in the media than LifeSafe. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Samuel Heath & Sons and 0 mentions for LifeSafe. Samuel Heath & Sons' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat LifeSafe's score of 0.00 indicating that Samuel Heath & Sons is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Samuel Heath & Sons	Positive
LifeSafe	Neutral

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
Samuel Heath & Sons	5.04%	6.57%	3.54%
LifeSafe	-29.47%	-50.82%	-33.83%

0.5% of Samuel Heath & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.9% of LifeSafe shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.7% of Samuel Heath & Sons shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of LifeSafe shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Samuel Heath & Sons beats LifeSafe on 11 of the 13 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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

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 32.5% 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.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Safestyle UK	£150.18M	0.00	-£9.84M	-£0.07	N/A
Samuel Heath & Sons	£14.92M	0.44	£1.31M	£40.20	6.49

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

68.1% of Safestyle UK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of Samuel Heath & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Safestyle UK 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Samuel Heath & Sons had 1 more articles in the media than Safestyle UK. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Samuel Heath & Sons and 0 mentions for Safestyle UK. Samuel Heath & Sons' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Safestyle UK's score of 0.00 indicating that Samuel Heath & Sons is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Safestyle UK	Neutral
Samuel Heath & Sons	Positive

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%

Summary

Samuel Heath & Sons beats Safestyle UK on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Samuel Heath & Sons compare to Volution Group?

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

In the previous week, Samuel Heath & Sons and Samuel Heath & Sons both had 1 articles in the media. Samuel Heath & Sons' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Volution Group's score of 0.01 indicating that Samuel Heath & Sons is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Samuel Heath & Sons	Positive
Volution Group	Neutral

Volution Group has a net margin of 11.19% compared to Samuel Heath & Sons' net margin of 5.04%. Volution Group's return on equity of 18.46% beat Samuel Heath & Sons' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Samuel Heath & Sons	5.04%	6.57%	3.54%
Volution Group	11.19%	18.46%	9.42%

Samuel Heath & Sons has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Volution Group has a beta of 1.163, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market.

Volution Group has higher revenue and earnings than Samuel Heath & Sons. Samuel Heath & Sons is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Volution 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
Samuel Heath & Sons	£14.92M	0.44	£1.31M	£40.20	6.49
Volution Group	£459.96M	2.66	£42.69M	£25.60	24.10

0.5% of Samuel Heath & Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Volution Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.7% of Samuel Heath & Sons shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Volution Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Samuel Heath & Sons pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Volution Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Samuel Heath & Sons pays out 32.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Volution Group pays out 42.2% 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. Samuel Heath & Sons is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Volution Group has a consensus target price of GBX 753.75, suggesting a potential upside of 22.16%. Given Volution Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Volution Group is more favorable than Samuel Heath & Sons.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Samuel Heath & Sons	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Volution Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Volution Group beats Samuel Heath & Sons on 12 of the 17 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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Metric	Samuel Heath & Sons	Building Products & Equipment Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£6.61M	£2.54B	£9.19B	£2.83B
Dividend Yield	4.35%	3.08%	3.49%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	6.49	91.70	26.75	367.89
Price / Sales	0.44	69.94	1,864.57	84,333.40
Price / Cash	3.28	17.07	27.04	27.89
Price / Book	0.54	1.55	4.35	7.03
Net Income	£1.31M	£18.85B	£792.89M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-17.09%	0.35%	0.31%	0.58%
1 Month Performance	-20.91%	-0.82%	-0.24%	0.72%
1 Year Performance	-17.14%	-3.91%	12.98%	67.26%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
HSM Samuel Heath & Sons	N/A	GBX 261 -3.3%	N/A	-28.6%	£6.61M	£14.92M	6.49	141	Positive News Earnings Report Gap Down
NTBR Northern Bear	N/A	GBX 112 flat	N/A	+16.5%	£15.41M	£89.91M	3.78	411	High Trading Volume
TON Titon	N/A	GBX 84 +5.0%	N/A	-3.5%	£9.00M	£16.23M	N/A	183	News Coverage
LIFS LifeSafe	N/A	GBX 1.80 flat	N/A	N/A	£862K	£3.26M	N/A	12
SFE Safestyle UK	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£444K	£150.18M	N/A	18,500

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

How does Samuel Heath & Sons compare to Northern Bear?

Which has more risk & volatility, NTBR or HSM?

Is NTBR or HSM a better dividend stock?

Is NTBR or HSM more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NTBR or HSM?

Does the media prefer NTBR or HSM?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NTBR or HSM?

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How does Samuel Heath & Sons compare to Titon?

Does the media prefer TON or HSM?

Is TON or HSM more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, TON or HSM?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TON or HSM?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TON or HSM?

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How does Samuel Heath & Sons compare to LifeSafe?

Which has more volatility & risk, HSM or LIFS?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HSM or LIFS?

Does the media prefer HSM or LIFS?

Is HSM or LIFS more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HSM or LIFS?

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How does Samuel Heath & Sons compare to Safestyle UK?

Is SFE or HSM a better dividend stock?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SFE or HSM?

Which has more volatility and risk, SFE or HSM?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SFE or HSM?

Does the media favor SFE or HSM?

Is SFE or HSM more profitable?

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How does Samuel Heath & Sons compare to Volution Group?

Does the media favor HSM or FAN?

Is HSM or FAN more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, HSM or FAN?

Which has better earnings and valuation, HSM or FAN?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HSM or FAN?

Is HSM or FAN a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer HSM or FAN?

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