Renew (RNWH) Competitors

Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) and Renew (LON:RNWH) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BBY or RNWH?

Balfour Beatty received 364 more outperform votes than Renew when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.77% of users gave Renew an outperform vote while only 65.52% of users gave Balfour Beatty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Balfour Beatty	Outperform Votes 648 65.52%	Underperform Votes 341 34.48%
Renew	Outperform Votes 284 73.77%	Underperform Votes 101 26.23%

Which has more risk and volatility, BBY or RNWH?

Balfour Beatty has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Renew has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BBY or RNWH more profitable?

Renew has a net margin of 4.45% compared to Balfour Beatty's net margin of 2.85%. Renew's return on equity of 22.35% beat Balfour Beatty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Balfour Beatty	2.85%	19.46%	1.63%
Renew	4.45%	22.35%	9.20%

Is BBY or RNWH a better dividend stock?

Balfour Beatty pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Renew pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Balfour Beatty pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Renew pays out 30.1% 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. Balfour Beatty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BBY or RNWH?

Balfour Beatty has higher revenue and earnings than Renew. Balfour Beatty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Renew, 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	£7.72B	0.34	£219.98M	£42.83	11.84
Renew	£1.10B	0.61	£48.95M	£59.79	13.90

Do analysts recommend BBY or RNWH?

Balfour Beatty presently has a consensus target price of GBX 542.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.00%. Renew has a consensus target price of GBX 1,250, suggesting a potential upside of 50.43%. Given Renew's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Renew 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
Renew	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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

61.7% of Balfour Beatty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of Renew shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Balfour Beatty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Renew shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to BBY or RNWH?

In the previous week, Renew had 1 more articles in the media than Balfour Beatty. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Renew and 1 mentions for Balfour Beatty. Balfour Beatty's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Renew's score of 0.18 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Renew	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

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