Norman Broadbent (NBB) Competitors

Norman Broadbent (LON:NBB) and Hays (LON:HAS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

Do analysts recommend NBB or HAS?

Hays has a consensus target price of GBX 120, suggesting a potential upside of 72.29%. Given Hays' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hays is more favorable than Norman Broadbent.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Norman Broadbent	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Hays	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NBB or HAS?

Hays received 825 more outperform votes than Norman Broadbent when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.47% of users gave Hays an outperform vote while only 54.64% of users gave Norman Broadbent an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Norman Broadbent	Outperform Votes 53 54.64%	Underperform Votes 44 45.36%
Hays	Outperform Votes 878 70.47%	Underperform Votes 368 29.53%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NBB or HAS?

34.3% of Norman Broadbent shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.2% of Hays shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.7% of Norman Broadbent shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Hays shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, NBB or HAS?

Norman Broadbent has a beta of -0.1, meaning that its share price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hays has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NBB or HAS?

Norman Broadbent has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hays. Hays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Norman Broadbent, 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
Norman Broadbent	£10.98M	0.25	£221.78K	£0.38	11.57
Hays	£6.91B	0.16	-£4.87M	-£0.31	-223.44

Does the media refer more to NBB or HAS?

In the previous week, Hays' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Norman Broadbent's score of 0.00 indicating that Hays is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Norman Broadbent	Neutral
Hays	Positive

Is NBB or HAS more profitable?

Norman Broadbent has a net margin of 2.02% compared to Hays' net margin of -0.07%. Norman Broadbent's return on equity of 16.52% beat Hays' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Norman Broadbent	2.02%	16.52%	3.92%
Hays	-0.07%	-0.84%	2.27%

Summary

Hays beats Norman Broadbent on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.