Keller Group (KLR) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, BBY or KLR?

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
Balfour Beatty	£8.87B	0.35	£219.98M	£0.35	1,779.04
Keller Group	£2.95B	0.33	£126.69M	£1.90	727.94

Which has more volatility and risk, BBY or KLR?

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

Is BBY or KLR 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
Balfour Beatty	2.85%	19.46%	1.63%
Keller Group	4.20%	23.55%	7.80%

Do analysts rate BBY or KLR?

Balfour Beatty presently has a consensus target price of GBX 680, indicating a potential upside of 8.28%. Keller Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,780, indicating a potential upside of 28.43%. Given Keller Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Keller 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
Keller Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor BBY or KLR?

In the previous week, Balfour Beatty had 2 more articles in the media than Keller Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Balfour Beatty and 1 mentions for Keller Group. Balfour Beatty's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Keller Group's score of 0.30 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Keller Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

60.9% of Balfour Beatty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.6% of Keller Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Balfour Beatty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Keller Group 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.

Is BBY or KLR a better dividend stock?

Balfour Beatty pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Keller Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Balfour Beatty pays out 35.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Keller Group pays out 26.1% 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 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.