Jardine Matheson (JAR) Competitors

Jardine Matheson (LON:JAR) and Halma (LON:HLMA) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is JAR or HLMA more profitable?

Halma has a net margin of 13.21% compared to Jardine Matheson's net margin of 0.23%. Halma's return on equity of 15.87% beat Jardine Matheson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jardine Matheson	0.23%	0.28%	2.53%
Halma	13.21%	15.87%	8.13%

Does the media favor JAR or HLMA?

In the previous week, Halma had 2 more articles in the media than Jardine Matheson. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Halma and 2 mentions for Jardine Matheson. Jardine Matheson's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Halma's score of 0.56 indicating that Jardine Matheson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jardine Matheson	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Halma	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, JAR or HLMA?

Jardine Matheson has higher revenue and earnings than Halma. Jardine Matheson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Halma, 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
Jardine Matheson	£35.58B	0.01	£5.21B	£0.34	190.00
Halma	£2.25B	5.96	£268.37M	£0.78	4,538.01

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JAR or HLMA?

14.7% of Jardine Matheson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Halma shares are held by institutional investors. 64.3% of Jardine Matheson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Halma shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer JAR or HLMA?

Halma has a consensus target price of GBX 3,316, suggesting a potential downside of 6.49%. Given Halma's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Halma is more favorable than Jardine Matheson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jardine Matheson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Halma	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has more risk & volatility, JAR or HLMA?

Jardine Matheson has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Halma has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JAR or HLMA a better dividend stock?

Jardine Matheson pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Halma pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Jardine Matheson pays out 642.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Halma pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Halma beats Jardine Matheson on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.