Keller Group - KLR Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KLR or KIE?

Kier Group received 304 more outperform votes than Keller Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.21% of users gave Kier Group an outperform vote while only 62.62% of users gave Keller Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Keller Group	Outperform Votes 258 62.62%	Underperform Votes 154 37.38%
Kier Group	Outperform Votes 562 81.21%	Underperform Votes 130 18.79%

Is KLR or KIE more profitable?

Keller Group has a net margin of 1.56% compared to Kier Group's net margin of 0.74%. Keller Group's return on equity of 9.58% beat Kier Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Keller Group	1.56%	9.58%	3.58%
Kier Group	0.74%	4.66%	1.23%

Does the media prefer KLR or KIE?

In the previous week, Keller Group had 4 more articles in the media than Kier Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Keller Group and 0 mentions for Kier Group. Keller Group's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Kier Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Keller Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Keller Group	Positive
Kier Group	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, KLR or KIE?

Keller Group has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kier Group has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KLR or KIE?

Keller Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kier Group. Keller Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kier Group, 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	£2.94 billion	0.16	£46 million	£0.63	1,052.38
Kier Group	£3.19 billion	0.09	£23.60 million	£0.05	1,348.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in KLR or KIE?

95.7% of Keller Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of Kier Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Keller Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Kier Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer KLR or KIE?

Kier Group has a consensus target price of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 159.64%. Given Kier Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kier Group is more favorable than Keller Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Keller Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Kier Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Keller Group beats Kier Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.