Keller Group (KLR) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KLR or BBY?

96.8% of Keller Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of Balfour Beatty shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Keller Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Balfour Beatty 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.

Is KLR or BBY a better dividend stock?

Keller Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Balfour Beatty pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Keller Group pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Balfour Beatty pays out 28.0% 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. Keller Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer KLR or BBY?

Keller Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,750, indicating a potential upside of 14.68%. Balfour Beatty has a consensus target price of GBX 542.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.07%. Given Keller Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Keller Group is more favorable than Balfour Beatty.

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

Does the media refer more to KLR or BBY?

In the previous week, Keller Group and Keller Group both had 2 articles in the media. Keller Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Balfour Beatty'saverage media sentiment score.

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

Is KLR or BBY more profitable?

Keller Group has a net margin of 4.20% compared to Balfour Beatty's net margin of 2.85%. Keller Group's return on equity of 23.55% beat Balfour Beatty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Keller Group	4.20%	23.55%	7.80%
Balfour Beatty	2.85%	19.46%	1.63%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KLR or BBY?

Balfour Beatty has higher revenue and earnings than Keller Group. Keller Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Balfour Beatty, 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
Keller Group	£3.01B	0.37	£126.69M	£172.83	8.83
Balfour Beatty	£7.72B	0.33	£219.98M	£42.83	11.61

Which has more risk and volatility, KLR or BBY?

Keller Group has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Balfour Beatty has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KLR or BBY?

Balfour Beatty received 385 more outperform votes than Keller Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.52% of users gave Balfour Beatty an outperform vote while only 63.07% of users gave Keller Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Keller Group	Outperform Votes 263 63.07%	Underperform Votes 154 36.93%
Balfour Beatty	Outperform Votes 648 65.52%	Underperform Votes 341 34.48%

Summary

Keller Group beats Balfour Beatty on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.