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Kier Group (KIE) Competitors

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GBX 155.20 +1.20 (+0.78%)
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KIE vs. BBY, MGNS, HILS, KLR, RNWH, GFRD, COST, PTSG, SFR, and CTO

Should you be buying Kier Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kier Group include Balfour Beatty (BBY), Morgan Sindall Group (MGNS), Hill & Smith (HILS), Keller Group (KLR), Renew (RNWH), Galliford Try (GFRD), Costain Group (COST), Premier Technical Services Group (PTSG), Severfield (SFR), and TClarke (CTO). These companies are all part of the "engineering & construction" industry.

Kier Group vs.

Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) and Kier Group (LON:KIE) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

In the previous week, Balfour Beatty had 2 more articles in the media than Kier Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Balfour Beatty and 1 mentions for Kier Group. Balfour Beatty's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Kier Group's score of 0.67 indicating that Balfour Beatty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Balfour Beatty
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Kier Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Balfour Beatty has higher revenue and earnings than Kier Group. Balfour Beatty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kier Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Balfour Beatty£7.72B0.31£219.98M£42.8310.89
Kier Group£3.92B0.17£42.84M£9.9315.60

Balfour Beatty has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kier Group has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Balfour Beatty pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Kier Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Balfour Beatty pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kier Group pays out 50.3% 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.

61.7% of Balfour Beatty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of Kier Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Balfour Beatty shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Kier Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Balfour Beatty received 79 more outperform votes than Kier Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.38% of users gave Kier Group an outperform vote while only 65.49% of users gave Balfour Beatty an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Balfour BeattyOutperform Votes
647
65.49%
Underperform Votes
341
34.51%
Kier GroupOutperform Votes
568
81.38%
Underperform Votes
130
18.62%

Balfour Beatty has a net margin of 2.85% compared to Kier Group's net margin of 1.09%. Balfour Beatty's return on equity of 19.46% beat Kier Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Balfour Beatty2.85% 19.46% 1.63%
Kier Group 1.09%8.23%2.18%

Balfour Beatty presently has a consensus price target of GBX 525, indicating a potential upside of 12.56%. Kier Group has a consensus price target of GBX 210, indicating a potential upside of 35.48%. Given Kier Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kier Group is more favorable than Balfour Beatty.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Balfour Beatty
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Kier Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Balfour Beatty beats Kier Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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KIE vs. The Competition

MetricKier GroupEngineering & Construction IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£667.21M£2.10B£5.08B£2.64B
Dividend Yield0.03%3.16%3.95%5.03%
P/E Ratio15.6027.1521.64160.03
Price / Sales0.1734.02190.10299,530.65
Price / Cash0.9113.7930.0027.84
Price / Book1.282.453.855.30
Net Income£42.84M£76.87M£1.08B£5.67B
7 Day Performance3.20%1.10%1.67%3.83%
1 Month Performance12.32%1.90%3.17%3.99%
1 Year Performance20.53%68.67%26.49%148.03%

Kier Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KIE
Kier Group
3.7101 of 5 stars
GBX 155.20
+0.8%
GBX 210
+35.3%
+19.8%£668.07M£3.92B15.6310,286
BBY
Balfour Beatty
2.7093 of 5 stars
GBX 470.60
+1.0%
GBX 525
+11.6%
+45.0%£2.40B£8.07B1,120.48105,000News Coverage
MGNS
Morgan Sindall Group
1.8035 of 5 stars
GBX 3,710
+1.0%
GBX 3,000
-19.1%
+65.2%£1.74B£4.40B1,416.037,700Positive News
HILS
Hill & Smith
1.6167 of 5 stars
GBX 1,954
+0.8%
GBX 2,350
+20.3%
+4.8%£1.57B£831.70M2,078.724,336
KLR
Keller Group
3.539 of 5 stars
GBX 1,374
+1.0%
GBX 1,750
+27.4%
+62.1%£992.99M£2.99B808.249,500
RNWH
Renew
3.8506 of 5 stars
GBX 718
+0.3%
GBX 1,250
+74.1%
-16.7%£568.23M£995.64M1,158.064,361Dividend Increase
GFRD
Galliford Try
N/AGBX 382
+1.1%
N/A+59.4%£382.76M£1.77B1,091.433,922News Coverage
COST
Costain Group
0.8111 of 5 stars
GBX 102
+1.5%
GBX 105
+2.9%
+55.5%£277.77M£1.31B927.273,270Positive News
PTSG
Premier Technical Services Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£265.16M£69.10M75.00850
SFR
Severfield
N/AGBX 49.50
-2.9%
N/A-6.4%£148.71M£463.46M990.001,900Dividend Cut
CTO
TClarke
N/AN/AN/AN/A£84.08M£491M1,135.7130

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