Keller Group (KLR) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend KLR or BBY?

Keller Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,705, suggesting a potential upside of 21.44%. Balfour Beatty has a consensus target price of GBX 542.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.73%. Given Keller Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Balfour Beatty	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	0.34	£126.69M	£172.83	8.12
Balfour Beatty	£7.72B	0.34	£219.98M	£42.83	12.09

Which has more volatility & risk, KLR or BBY?

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

Does the media refer more to KLR or BBY?

In the previous week, Keller Group had 3 more articles in the media than Balfour Beatty. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Keller Group and 0 mentions for Balfour Beatty. Balfour Beatty's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Keller Group's score of -0.74 indicating that Balfour Beatty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Keller Group	Negative
Balfour Beatty	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Balfour Beatty 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.

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%

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 3.4%. Balfour Beatty pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. 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.

Summary

Keller Group beats Balfour Beatty on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.