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Morgan Sindall Group (MGNS) Competitors

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GBX 4,561.89 -18.11 (-0.40%)
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MGNS vs. BAB, BBY, HILS, KLR, and KIE

Should you buy Morgan Sindall Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Morgan Sindall Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Morgan Sindall Group include Babcock International Group (BAB), Balfour Beatty (BBY), Hill & Smith (HILS), Keller Group (KLR), and Kier Group (KIE). These companies are all part of the "engineering & construction" industry.

How does Morgan Sindall Group compare to Babcock International Group?

Babcock International Group (LON:BAB) and Morgan Sindall Group (LON:MGNS) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

Babcock International Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Morgan Sindall Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 140 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Babcock International Group pays out 11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morgan Sindall Group pays out 39.5% 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.

In the previous week, Babcock International Group had 2 more articles in the media than Morgan Sindall Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Babcock International Group and 0 mentions for Morgan Sindall Group. Babcock International Group's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Morgan Sindall Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Babcock International Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Babcock International Group Neutral
Morgan Sindall Group Neutral

Babcock International Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Morgan Sindall Group. Morgan Sindall Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Babcock International Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Babcock International Group£4.96B1.07£165.10M£55.8019.49
Morgan Sindall Group£5.02B0.42£125.92M£354.8012.86

Babcock International Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,558.80, indicating a potential upside of 43.35%. Morgan Sindall Group has a consensus target price of GBX 5,200, indicating a potential upside of 13.99%. Given Babcock International Group's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Babcock International Group is more favorable than Morgan Sindall Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Babcock International Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Morgan Sindall Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

59.2% of Babcock International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.8% of Morgan Sindall Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Babcock International Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.0% of Morgan Sindall Group shares are owned by 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.

Babcock International Group has a net margin of 5.79% compared to Morgan Sindall Group's net margin of 3.49%. Babcock International Group's return on equity of 43.22% beat Morgan Sindall Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Babcock International Group5.79% 43.22% 4.47%
Morgan Sindall Group 3.49%24.53%4.46%

Babcock International Group has a beta of 0.892, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morgan Sindall Group has a beta of 0.849, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Babcock International Group beats Morgan Sindall Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Morgan Sindall Group compare to Balfour Beatty?

Morgan Sindall Group (LON:MGNS) and Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Morgan Sindall Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 140 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Balfour Beatty pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Morgan Sindall Group pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Balfour Beatty pays out 24.8% 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.

Morgan Sindall Group has a net margin of 3.49% compared to Balfour Beatty's net margin of 2.77%. Morgan Sindall Group's return on equity of 24.53% beat Balfour Beatty's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Morgan Sindall Group3.49% 24.53% 4.46%
Balfour Beatty 2.77%23.73%1.63%

Morgan Sindall Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 5,200, indicating a potential upside of 13.99%. Balfour Beatty has a consensus price target of GBX 792.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.02%. Given Morgan Sindall Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Morgan Sindall Group is more favorable than Balfour Beatty.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Morgan Sindall Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 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

In the previous week, Balfour Beatty had 1 more articles in the media than Morgan Sindall Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Balfour Beatty and 0 mentions for Morgan Sindall Group. Balfour Beatty's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Morgan Sindall Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Balfour Beatty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Morgan Sindall Group Neutral
Balfour Beatty Positive

48.8% of Morgan Sindall Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.9% of Balfour Beatty shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.0% of Morgan Sindall Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Balfour Beatty shares are owned 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.

Morgan Sindall Group has a beta of 0.849, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Balfour Beatty has a beta of 0.598, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

Balfour Beatty has higher revenue and earnings than Morgan Sindall Group. Morgan Sindall 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Sindall Group£5.02B0.42£125.92M£354.8012.86
Balfour Beatty£9.49B0.40£219.98M£52.0015.09

Summary

Morgan Sindall Group beats Balfour Beatty on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Morgan Sindall Group compare to Hill & Smith?

Morgan Sindall Group (LON:MGNS) and Hill & Smith (LON:HILS) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Morgan Sindall Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 140 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Hill & Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 50.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Morgan Sindall Group pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hill & Smith pays out 49.7% 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. Morgan Sindall Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Morgan Sindall Group has a beta of 0.849, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hill & Smith has a beta of 1.288, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the broader market.

48.8% of Morgan Sindall Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of Hill & Smith shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.0% of Morgan Sindall Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Hill & Smith shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Hill & Smith has a net margin of 9.50% compared to Morgan Sindall Group's net margin of 3.49%. Morgan Sindall Group's return on equity of 24.53% beat Hill & Smith's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Morgan Sindall Group3.49% 24.53% 4.46%
Hill & Smith 9.50%17.34%10.01%

Morgan Sindall Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 5,200, suggesting a potential upside of 13.99%. Hill & Smith has a consensus price target of GBX 2,976.67, suggesting a potential upside of 7.44%. Given Morgan Sindall Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Morgan Sindall Group is more favorable than Hill & Smith.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Morgan Sindall Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Hill & Smith
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

In the previous week, Hill & Smith had 5 more articles in the media than Morgan Sindall Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hill & Smith and 0 mentions for Morgan Sindall Group. Hill & Smith's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Morgan Sindall Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Hill & Smith is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Morgan Sindall Group Neutral
Hill & Smith Positive

Morgan Sindall Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hill & Smith. Morgan Sindall Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hill & Smith, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Sindall Group£5.02B0.42£125.92M£354.8012.86
Hill & Smith£868.80M2.51£77.07M£101.6027.27

Summary

Morgan Sindall Group beats Hill & Smith on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Morgan Sindall Group compare to Keller Group?

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

Keller Group has a net margin of 4.62% compared to Morgan Sindall Group's net margin of 3.49%. Morgan Sindall Group's return on equity of 24.53% beat Keller Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Morgan Sindall Group3.49% 24.53% 4.46%
Keller Group 4.62%23.46%7.80%

48.8% of Morgan Sindall Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.6% of Keller Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.0% of Morgan Sindall Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Keller Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Keller Group had 4 more articles in the media than Morgan Sindall Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Keller Group and 0 mentions for Morgan Sindall Group. Keller Group's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Morgan Sindall Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Keller Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Morgan Sindall Group Neutral
Keller Group Positive

Keller Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Morgan Sindall Group. Keller Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Morgan Sindall Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Sindall Group£5.02B0.42£125.92M£354.8012.86
Keller Group£3.09B0.51£126.69M£198.7011.56

Morgan Sindall Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 140 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Keller Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 51.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Morgan Sindall Group pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Keller Group pays out 25.9% 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.

Morgan Sindall Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 5,200, suggesting a potential upside of 13.99%. Keller Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,317.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.93%. Given Morgan Sindall Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Morgan Sindall Group is more favorable than Keller Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Morgan Sindall Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Keller Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Morgan Sindall Group has a beta of 0.849, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Keller Group has a beta of 1.029, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Morgan Sindall Group and Keller Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Morgan Sindall Group compare to Kier Group?

Kier Group (LON:KIE) and Morgan Sindall Group (LON:MGNS) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Kier Group has a beta of 0.906, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morgan Sindall Group has a beta of 0.849, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

29.8% of Kier Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.8% of Morgan Sindall Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Kier Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.0% of Morgan Sindall Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Morgan Sindall Group has higher revenue and earnings than Kier Group. Morgan Sindall 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kier Group£4.12B0.22£42.84M£13.1015.65
Morgan Sindall Group£5.02B0.42£125.92M£354.8012.86

Kier Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 253.33, indicating a potential upside of 23.58%. Morgan Sindall Group has a consensus price target of GBX 5,200, indicating a potential upside of 13.99%. Given Kier Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kier Group is more favorable than Morgan Sindall Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kier Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Morgan Sindall Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Morgan Sindall Group has a net margin of 3.49% compared to Kier Group's net margin of 1.47%. Morgan Sindall Group's return on equity of 24.53% beat Kier Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kier Group1.47% 11.69% 2.18%
Morgan Sindall Group 3.49%24.53%4.46%

In the previous week, Kier Group had 1 more articles in the media than Morgan Sindall Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Kier Group and 0 mentions for Morgan Sindall Group. Kier Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Morgan Sindall Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Kier Group Neutral
Morgan Sindall Group Neutral

Kier Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Morgan Sindall Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 140 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Kier Group pays out 55.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morgan Sindall Group pays out 39.5% 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.

Summary

Morgan Sindall Group beats Kier Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MGNS vs. The Competition

MetricMorgan Sindall GroupEngineering & Construction IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£2.13B£3.41B£9.53B£2.80B
Dividend Yield3.53%3.13%3.55%6.08%
P/E Ratio12.8625.9825.85365.44
Price / Sales0.4280.555,337.3887,845.66
Price / Cash2.0314.6127.8827.89
Price / Book3.663.355.007.76
Net Income£125.92M£82.90M£792.76M£5.89B
7 Day Performance3.12%-0.05%2.04%1.91%
1 Month Performance-2.44%-0.22%3.66%4.58%
1 Year Performance18.03%59.06%32.65%69.99%

Morgan Sindall Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MGNS
Morgan Sindall Group
N/AGBX 4,561.89
-0.4%
GBX 5,200
+14.0%
+20.2%£2.13B£5.02B12.867,700
BAB
Babcock International Group
3.8013 of 5 stars
GBX 1,064.50
+0.1%
GBX 1,558.80
+46.4%
+15.7%£5.21B£4.96B19.0826,115
BBY
Balfour Beatty
2.2393 of 5 stars
GBX 790.50
-1.0%
GBX 792.50
+0.3%
+56.1%£3.80B£9.49B15.20105,000
HILS
Hill & Smith
2.7865 of 5 stars
GBX 2,795
+1.3%
GBX 2,813.33
+0.7%
+51.1%£2.20B£868.80M27.514,336
KLR
Keller Group
1.9675 of 5 stars
GBX 2,373.90
+0.3%
GBX 2,317.50
-2.4%
+48.9%£1.64B£3.09B11.959,500

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